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Indianola, Iowa - 6 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Indianola Comm School District #220 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,417 per pupil, Indianola Comm School District ranks #269 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,665
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,417
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Indianola Comm School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,665 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,417 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 39.7% local, 52.4% state, and 7.9% 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 35/100, ranked #220 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 368.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.6% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Whittier Elementary School, with a diversity index of 25.8/100.
Its largest campus is Indianola High School, enrolling 1,165 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Whittier Elementary School, at 369 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Indianola High School accounts for 31.8% of all Indianola Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Indianola 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.
Indianola Comm School District school enrollment varies 3.2× across entities
Indianola Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 369 students (lowest) to 1,165 students (highest), a spread of 796 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.
Indianola Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
Indianola Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Indianola Comm School District is typically wider than the Indianola Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Indianola 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 Indianola Comm School District?
Indianola Comm School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,665 students.
How much does Indianola Comm School District spend per student?
Indianola Comm School District spends $11,417 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #220 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Indianola Comm School District?
Indianola Comm School District students are 88.6% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Indianola Comm School District?
Indianola Comm School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #220 out of 303 districts in Iowa.