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Jesup, Iowa - 6 schools
An equity score of 17/100 ranks Jesup Comm School District #289 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,616 per pupil, Jesup Comm School District ranks #314 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,069
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,616
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jesup Comm School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,069 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Buchanan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,616 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.6% local, 50.5% state, and 6.9% 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 17/100, ranked #289 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 197.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 98.2% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jesup Elementary School, with a diversity index of 8.0/100.
Its largest campus is Jesup Elementary School, enrolling 412 students (40% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Prairie Grove Elementary School, at 23 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jesup Elementary School accounts for 38.5% of all Jesup Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jesup 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.
Jesup Comm School District school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Jesup Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 412 students (highest), a spread of 389 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.
Jesup Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 198:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Jesup Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Jesup Comm School District is typically wider than the Jesup Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Jesup Comm School District?
Jesup Comm School District has 6 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,069 students.
How much does Jesup Comm School District spend per student?
Jesup Comm School District spends $10,616 per student. The district has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #289 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Jesup Comm School District?
Jesup Comm School District students are 98.2% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jesup Comm School District?
Jesup Comm School District has an equity score of 17/100, ranking #289 out of 303 districts in Iowa.