An equity score of 63/100 ranks Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District #94 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,361 per pupil, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District ranks #128 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$13,361
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 498 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 Grundy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,361 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 42.9% local, 49.4% state, and 7.7% 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 63/100, ranked #94 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 234.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School accounts for 52.6% of all Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District a distant remainder — means Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 235:1 — 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.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District is typically wider than the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Gladbrook-Reinbeck 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 Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District?
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 498 students.
How much does Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District spend per student?
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District spends $13,361 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #94 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District?
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District students are 91.3% White, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District?
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #94 out of 303 districts in Iowa.