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Grundy Center, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Grundy Center Comm School District #162 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,085 per pupil, Grundy Center Comm School District ranks #206 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
773
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,085
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Grundy Center Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 773 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high 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 $12,085 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.8% local, 49.5% state, and 8.7% 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 50/100, ranked #162 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 262:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 11.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Grundy Center Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.0/100.
Grundy Center Elementary School accounts for 36.6% of all Grundy Center Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Grundy Center Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Grundy Center Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Grundy Center Comm School District is typically wider than the Grundy Center Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Grundy Center Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 11.6% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Grundy Center 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 Grundy Center Comm School District?
Grundy Center Comm School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 773 students.
How much does Grundy Center Comm School District spend per student?
Grundy Center Comm School District spends $12,085 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #162 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Grundy Center Comm School District?
Grundy Center Comm School District students are 92.1% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Grundy Center Comm School District?
Grundy Center Comm School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #162 out of 303 districts in Iowa.