An equity score of 41/100 ranks Interstate 35 Comm School District #197 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,504 per pupil, Interstate 35 Comm School District ranks #116 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
842
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,504
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Interstate 35 Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 842 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,504 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 44.2% local, 47.2% state, and 8.6% 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 41/100, ranked #197 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.
a 479:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Interstate 35 Elementary School accounts for 42.5% of all Interstate 35 Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Interstate 35 Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Interstate 35 Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — 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.
Interstate 35 Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.3% — 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 Interstate 35 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 Interstate 35 Comm School District?
Interstate 35 Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 842 students.
How much does Interstate 35 Comm School District spend per student?
Interstate 35 Comm School District spends $13,504 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #197 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Interstate 35 Comm School District?
Interstate 35 Comm School District students are 94.0% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Interstate 35 Comm School District?
Interstate 35 Comm School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #197 out of 303 districts in Iowa.