An equity score of 45/100 ranks Lamoni Comm School District #182 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,442 per pupil, Lamoni Comm School District ranks #300 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
380
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,442
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lamoni Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 380 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 Decatur County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,442 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 34.0% local, 46.8% state, and 19.2% 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 45/100, ranked #182 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 191:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.6% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lamoni Middle School, with a diversity index of 34.8/100.
Its largest campus is Lamoni Elementary School, enrolling 191 students (57% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Lamoni Middle School, at 63 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lamoni Elementary School accounts for 50.3% of all Lamoni Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lamoni Comm School District a distant remainder — means Lamoni Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Lamoni Comm School District school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Lamoni Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 63 students (lowest) to 191 students (highest), a spread of 128 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.
Lamoni Comm School District reports 53.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Lamoni Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 191:1 — 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.
Lamoni Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.7% — 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 Lamoni Comm School District?
Lamoni Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 380 students.
How much does Lamoni Comm School District spend per student?
Lamoni Comm School District spends $11,442 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #182 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Lamoni Comm School District?
Lamoni Comm School District students are 82.6% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lamoni Comm School District?
Lamoni Comm School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #182 out of 303 districts in Iowa.