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Mediapolis, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Mediapolis Comm School District #286 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,901 per pupil, Mediapolis Comm School District ranks #305 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
968
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,901
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mediapolis Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 968 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 Des Moines County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,901 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 43.8% local, 46.3% state, and 9.9% 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 19/100, ranked #286 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 382.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.7% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mediapolis Elementary School, with a diversity index of 17.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mediapolis Elementary School, enrolling 432 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Mediapolis Elementary School accounts for 44.6% of all Mediapolis Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mediapolis 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.
Mediapolis Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 382:1 — 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.
Mediapolis Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Mediapolis Comm School District is typically wider than the Mediapolis Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mediapolis 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 Mediapolis Comm School District?
Mediapolis Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 968 students.
How much does Mediapolis Comm School District spend per student?
Mediapolis Comm School District spends $10,901 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #286 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Mediapolis Comm School District?
Mediapolis Comm School District students are 92.7% White, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mediapolis Comm School District?
Mediapolis Comm School District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #286 out of 303 districts in Iowa.