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Marion, Iowa - 12 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Linn-Mar Comm School District #160 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,349 per pupil, Linn-Mar Comm School District ranks #175 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,690
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$12,349
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Linn-Mar Comm School District operates 12 public schools serving 7,690 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 4 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Linn County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,349 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 41.3% local, 50.8% state, and 7.9% 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 50/100, ranked #160 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 390.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.4% White, 7.9% Asian, 5.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westfield Elementary School, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
Its largest campus is Linn-Mar High School, enrolling 2,229 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Novak Elementary School, at 347 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Linn-Mar High School accounts for 29.0% of all Linn-Mar Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Linn-Mar 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.
Linn-Mar Comm School District school enrollment varies 6.4× across entities
Linn-Mar Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 347 students (lowest) to 2,229 students (highest), a spread of 1,882 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.
Linn-Mar Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — 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.
Linn-Mar Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.4% — 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 Linn-Mar Comm School District is typically wider than the Linn-Mar Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Linn-Mar 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 Linn-Mar Comm School District?
Linn-Mar Comm School District has 12 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 2 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 7,690 students.
How much does Linn-Mar Comm School District spend per student?
Linn-Mar Comm School District spends $12,349 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #160 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Linn-Mar Comm School District?
Linn-Mar Comm School District students are 73.4% White, 7.9% Asian, 5.9% African American, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Linn-Mar Comm School District?
Linn-Mar Comm School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #160 out of 303 districts in Iowa.