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Graettinger, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Graettinger-Terril Comm School District #43 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,874 per pupil, Graettinger-Terril Comm School District ranks #27 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
354
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,874
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 354 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 Palo Alto County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,874 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 55.4% local, 36.2% state, and 8.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 73/100, ranked #43 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 202.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Graettinger-Terril Elementary School, with a diversity index of 13.9/100.
Graettinger-Terril Elementary School accounts for 42.1% of all Graettinger-Terril Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Graettinger-Terril 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.
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 149 students (highest), a spread of 101 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.
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — 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.
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.4% — 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 Graettinger-Terril Comm School District is typically wider than the Graettinger-Terril Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Graettinger-Terril 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 Graettinger-Terril Comm School District?
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 354 students.
How much does Graettinger-Terril Comm School District spend per student?
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District spends $14,874 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #43 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Graettinger-Terril Comm School District?
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District students are 95.0% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Graettinger-Terril Comm School District?
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #43 out of 303 districts in Iowa.