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Hastings, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks East Mills Comm School District #40 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,833 per pupil, East Mills Comm School District ranks #28 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
447
Total Enrollment
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$14,833
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District-Level NCES Analysis
East Mills Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 447 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Mills County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,833 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.3% local, 45.5% state, and 8.2% 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 74/100, ranked #40 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 214:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is East Mills Jr/Sr High School, enrolling 234 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
East Mills Jr/Sr High School accounts for 52.2% of all East Mills Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Mills Comm School District a distant remainder — means East Mills 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 Mills Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — 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 Mills Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within East Mills Comm School District is typically wider than the East Mills Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to East Mills 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 Mills Comm School District?
East Mills Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 447 students.
How much does East Mills Comm School District spend per student?
East Mills Comm School District spends $14,833 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #40 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of East Mills Comm School District?
East Mills Comm School District students are 90.9% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Mills Comm School District?
East Mills Comm School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #40 out of 303 districts in Iowa.