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Winthrop, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks East Buchanan Comm School District #112 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,503 per pupil, East Buchanan Comm School District ranks #158 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
583
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,503
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Buchanan Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 583 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Buchanan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,503 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.3% local, 48.9% state, and 10.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 60/100, ranked #112 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 246.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 31.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.1% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Buchanan High School, with a diversity index of 9.3/100.
Its largest campus is East Buchanan Elementary School, enrolling 303 students (53% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is East Buchanan Middle School, at 75 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
East Buchanan Elementary School accounts for 52.0% of all East Buchanan Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Buchanan Comm School District a distant remainder — means East Buchanan 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.
East Buchanan Comm School District school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
East Buchanan Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 303 students (highest), a spread of 228 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
East Buchanan Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 247:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
East Buchanan Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.6% — 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 East Buchanan 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 East Buchanan Comm School District?
East Buchanan Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 583 students.
How much does East Buchanan Comm School District spend per student?
East Buchanan Comm School District spends $12,503 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #112 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of East Buchanan Comm School District?
East Buchanan Comm School District students are 96.1% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Buchanan Comm School District?
East Buchanan Comm School District has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #112 out of 303 districts in Iowa.