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Keokuk, Iowa - 5 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Keokuk Comm School District #71 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,885 per pupil, Keokuk Comm School District ranks #123 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,790
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,885
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Keokuk Comm School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,790 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Lee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,885 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 22.2% local, 60.5% state, and 17.3% 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 67/100, ranked #71 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 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 420.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hawthorne Elementary School, with a diversity index of 39.3/100.
Its largest campus is Keokuk High School, enrolling 583 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Torrence Elementary, at 80 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Keokuk High School accounts for 32.6% of all Keokuk Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Keokuk 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.
Keokuk Comm School District school enrollment varies 7.3× across entities
Keokuk Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 583 students (highest), a spread of 503 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.
Keokuk Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.0% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Keokuk Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 421:1 — 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.
Keokuk Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Keokuk Comm School District?
Keokuk Comm School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,790 students.
How much does Keokuk Comm School District spend per student?
Keokuk Comm School District spends $12,885 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #71 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Keokuk Comm School District?
Keokuk Comm School District students are 81.4% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Keokuk Comm School District?
Keokuk Comm School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #71 out of 303 districts in Iowa.