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Estherville, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 78/100 ranks Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist #27 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,935 per pupil, Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist ranks #120 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,219
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,935
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist operates 3 public schools serving 1,219 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 Emmet County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,935 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 39.2% local, 50.4% state, and 10.5% 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 78/100, ranked #27 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 392:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.9% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Demoney Elementary, with a diversity index of 50.4/100.
Its largest campus is Demoney Elementary, enrolling 460 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Demoney Elementary accounts for 37.7% of all Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist-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.
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist student-counselor ratio is 392:1 — 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.
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 21.5% — 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 Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist is typically wider than the Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist'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 Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist?
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,219 students.
How much does Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist spend per student?
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist spends $12,935 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #27 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist?
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist students are 63.9% White, 32.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist?
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #27 out of 303 districts in Iowa.