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Monona, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Mfl Marmac Comm School District #188 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,823 per pupil, Mfl Marmac Comm School District ranks #228 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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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mfl Marmac Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 894 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Clayton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,823 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 39.2% local, 49.5% state, and 11.3% 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 42/100, ranked #188 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.
a 728.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mfl Marmac Middle School, with a diversity index of 13.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mfl Marmac Elementary School, enrolling 318 students (36% of the district's total enrollment).
Mfl Marmac Elementary School accounts for 35.6% of all Mfl Marmac Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mfl Marmac 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.
Mfl Marmac Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Mfl Marmac Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 130 students (lowest) to 318 students (highest), a spread of 188 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.
Mfl Marmac Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 728:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Mfl Marmac Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.1% — 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 Mfl Marmac Comm School District is typically wider than the Mfl Marmac Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mfl Marmac 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 Mfl Marmac Comm School District?
Mfl Marmac Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 894 students.
How much does Mfl Marmac Comm School District spend per student?
Mfl Marmac Comm School District spends $11,823 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #188 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Mfl Marmac Comm School District?
Mfl Marmac Comm School District students are 94.3% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mfl Marmac Comm School District?
Mfl Marmac Comm School District has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #188 out of 303 districts in Iowa.