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Eagle Grove, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Eagle Grove Comm School District #77 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,765 per pupil, Eagle Grove Comm School District ranks #236 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,000
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,765
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Eagle Grove Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,000 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Wright County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,765 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.7% local, 50.8% state, and 14.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 66/100, ranked #77 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 382:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.1% White, 46.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Eagle Grove Elementary, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.
Its largest campus is Eagle Grove Elementary, enrolling 435 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Eagle Grove Elementary accounts for 42.2% of all Eagle Grove Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Eagle Grove Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Eagle Grove Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 57.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Eagle Grove Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Eagle Grove Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Eagle Grove Comm School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Eagle Grove Comm School District?
Eagle Grove Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,000 students.
How much does Eagle Grove Comm School District spend per student?
Eagle Grove Comm School District spends $11,765 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #77 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Eagle Grove Comm School District?
Eagle Grove Comm School District students are 49.1% White, 46.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Eagle Grove Comm School District?
Eagle Grove Comm School District has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #77 out of 303 districts in Iowa.