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Kingsley, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District #125 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,718 per pupil, Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District ranks #140 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
453
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,718
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 453 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 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 Plymouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,718 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 41.5% local, 47.1% state, and 11.4% 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 58/100, ranked #125 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 432.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pierson Middle School, with a diversity index of 32.0/100.
Its largest campus is Kingsley Elementary School, enrolling 173 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Kingsley Elementary School accounts for 38.2% of all Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 433:1 — 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.
Kingsley-Pierson 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 Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District is typically wider than the Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Kingsley-Pierson 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 Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District?
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District has 3 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 453 students.
How much does Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District spend per student?
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District spends $12,718 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #125 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District?
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District students are 87.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District?
Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #125 out of 303 districts in Iowa.