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Madrid, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Madrid Comm School District #68 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,493 per pupil, Madrid Comm School District ranks #159 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
$12,493
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madrid Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 684 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,493 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 33.3% local, 57.8% state, and 9.0% 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 68/100, ranked #68 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 172.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.3% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madrid Elementary Preschool, with a diversity index of 23.4/100.
Its largest campus is Madrid Elementary School, enrolling 259 students (41% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Madrid Elementary Preschool, at 23 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madrid Elementary School accounts for 37.9% of all Madrid Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Madrid 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.
Madrid Comm School District school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Madrid Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 259 students (highest), a spread of 236 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Madrid Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 173:1 — 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.
Madrid Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.2% — 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 Madrid Comm School District is typically wider than the Madrid Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Madrid Comm School District?
Madrid Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 684 students.
How much does Madrid Comm School District spend per student?
Madrid Comm School District spends $12,493 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #68 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Madrid Comm School District?
Madrid Comm School District students are 91.3% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madrid Comm School District?
Madrid Comm School District has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #68 out of 303 districts in Iowa.