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Griswold, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Griswold Comm School District #93 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,782 per pupil, Griswold Comm School District ranks #132 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
431
Total Enrollment
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$12,782
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Griswold Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 431 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 Cass County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,782 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 48.4% local, 41.9% state, and 9.7% 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 #93 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 390.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Griswold Elementary, enrolling 227 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Griswold Elementary accounts for 52.7% of all Griswold Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Griswold Comm School District a distant remainder — means Griswold 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.
Griswold Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — 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.
Griswold Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — 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 Griswold 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 Griswold Comm School District?
Griswold Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 431 students.
How much does Griswold Comm School District spend per student?
Griswold Comm School District spends $12,782 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #93 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Griswold Comm School District?
Griswold Comm School District students are 94.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Griswold Comm School District?
Griswold Comm School District has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #93 out of 303 districts in Iowa.