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Hampton, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 85/100 ranks Hampton-Dumont Comm School District #12 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,763 per pupil, Hampton-Dumont Comm School District ranks #63 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,298
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,763
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,298 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,763 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 37.4% local, 46.1% state, and 16.4% 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 85/100, ranked #12 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 374.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.5% White, 44.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hampton-Dumont Middle School, with a diversity index of 52.7/100.
Its largest campus is Hampton-Dumont High School, enrolling 457 students (36% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is North Side Elementary School, at 145 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hampton-Dumont High School accounts for 35.2% of all Hampton-Dumont Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hampton-Dumont Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 145 students (lowest) to 457 students (highest), a spread of 312 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.
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.6% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — 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.
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.4% — 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 Hampton-Dumont Comm School District is typically wider than the Hampton-Dumont Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Hampton-Dumont 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 Hampton-Dumont Comm School District?
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,298 students.
How much does Hampton-Dumont Comm School District spend per student?
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District spends $13,763 per student. The district has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Hampton-Dumont Comm School District?
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District students are 53.5% White, 44.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hampton-Dumont Comm School District?
Hampton-Dumont Comm School District has an equity score of 85/100, ranking #12 out of 303 districts in Iowa.