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Iowa City, Iowa - 29 schools
An equity score of 72/100 ranks Iowa City Comm School District #44 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,920 per pupil, Iowa City Comm School District ranks #58 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,805
Total Enrollment
29
Schools
$13,920
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Iowa City Comm School District operates 29 public schools serving 14,805 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 19 combined, 4 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Johnson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,920 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 45.7% local, 41.5% state, and 12.8% 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 72/100, ranked #44 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 4 of 29 schools offering Advanced Placement (67 AP courses district-wide), a 359.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.4% White, 26.3% African American, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Central Elementary School, with a diversity index of 71.2/100.
Its largest campus is Iowa City High School, enrolling 1,666 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hills Elementary School, at 141 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Iowa City Comm School District school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Iowa City Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 141 students (lowest) to 1,666 students (highest), a spread of 1,525 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Iowa City Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 360:1 — 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.
Iowa City Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Iowa City Comm School District is typically wider than the Iowa City Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Iowa City 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 Iowa City Comm School District?
Iowa City Comm School District has 29 schools, including 4 high, 3 middle, 19 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 14,805 students.
How much does Iowa City Comm School District spend per student?
Iowa City Comm School District spends $13,920 per student. The district has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #44 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Iowa City Comm School District?
Iowa City Comm School District students are 48.4% White, 26.3% African American, 14.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Asian, averaged across 29 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Iowa City Comm School District?
Iowa City Comm School District has an equity score of 72/100, ranking #44 out of 303 districts in Iowa.