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Lamoni, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 63/100 ranks Lamoni Comm School District #94 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,353 per pupil, Lamoni Comm School District ranks #174 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
380
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,353
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 $12,353 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 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 63/100, ranked #94 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 (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 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.
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 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 $12,353 per student. The district has an equity score of 63/100, ranking #94 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 63/100, ranking #94 out of 303 districts in Iowa.