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Wellman, Iowa - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Mid-Prairie Comm School District #114 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,284 per pupil, Mid-Prairie Comm School District ranks #86 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,446
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mid-Prairie Comm School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,446 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,284 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 45.6% local, 42.8% state, and 11.7% 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 59/100, ranked #114 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 366.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mid-Prairie West Elem. School, with a diversity index of 22.3/100.
Its largest campus is Mid-Prairie Middle School, enrolling 415 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy, at 31 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mid-Prairie Middle School accounts for 28.7% of all Mid-Prairie Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mid-Prairie 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.
Mid-Prairie Comm School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Mid-Prairie Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 415 students (highest), a spread of 384 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.
Mid-Prairie Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Mid-Prairie Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.9% — 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 Mid-Prairie Comm School District is typically wider than the Mid-Prairie Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mid-Prairie 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 Mid-Prairie Comm School District?
Mid-Prairie Comm School District has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,446 students.
How much does Mid-Prairie Comm School District spend per student?
Mid-Prairie Comm School District spends $13,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #114 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Mid-Prairie Comm School District?
Mid-Prairie Comm School District students are 90.0% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mid-Prairie Comm School District?
Mid-Prairie Comm School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #114 out of 303 districts in Iowa.