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Lake Mills, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 38/100 ranks Lake Mills Comm School District #210 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,137 per pupil, Lake Mills Comm School District ranks #200 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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Schools
$12,137
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Mills Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 671 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Winnebago County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,137 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.6% local, 42.6% state, and 8.8% 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 38/100, ranked #210 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.
and 29.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.2% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Mills Middle School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Mills Elementary School, enrolling 303 students (47% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Mills Elementary School accounts for 45.2% of all Lake Mills Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lake Mills Comm School District a distant remainder — means Lake Mills 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.
Lake Mills Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Lake Mills Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 146 students (lowest) to 303 students (highest), a spread of 157 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.
Lake Mills Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.4% — 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 Lake Mills Comm School District is typically wider than the Lake Mills Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Mills 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 Lake Mills Comm School District?
Lake Mills Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 671 students.
How much does Lake Mills Comm School District spend per student?
Lake Mills Comm School District spends $12,137 per student. The district has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #210 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Mills Comm School District?
Lake Mills Comm School District students are 81.2% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Mills Comm School District?
Lake Mills Comm School District has an equity score of 38/100, ranking #210 out of 303 districts in Iowa.