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Hudson, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Hudson Comm School District #259 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,369 per pupil, Hudson Comm School District ranks #275 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hudson Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 866 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 Black Hawk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,369 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 41.5% local, 50.5% state, and 8.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #259 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 497.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hudson Elementary School, enrolling 562 students (60% of the district's total enrollment).
Hudson Elementary School accounts for 60.2% of all Hudson Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hudson Comm School District a distant remainder — means Hudson 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.
Hudson Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 498:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hudson Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.4% — 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 Hudson Comm School District is typically wider than the Hudson Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Hudson Comm School District?
Hudson Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 866 students.
How much does Hudson Comm School District spend per student?
Hudson Comm School District spends $11,369 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #259 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Hudson Comm School District?
Hudson Comm School District students are 88.6% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hudson Comm School District?
Hudson Comm School District has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #259 out of 303 districts in Iowa.