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Muscatine, Iowa - 9 schools
An equity score of 65/100 ranks Muscatine Comm School District #79 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,079 per pupil, Muscatine Comm School District ranks #207 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,688
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$12,079
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Muscatine Comm School District operates 9 public schools serving 4,688 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Muscatine County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,079 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 29.0% local, 58.6% state, and 12.4% 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 65/100, ranked #79 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 339:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.9% White, 30.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jefferson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 62.4/100.
Its largest campus is Muscatine High School, enrolling 1,380 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Muskie Early Learning Center, at 261 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Muscatine High School accounts for 29.4% of all Muscatine Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Muscatine 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.
Muscatine Comm School District school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Muscatine Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 261 students (lowest) to 1,380 students (highest), a spread of 1,119 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.
Muscatine Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Muscatine Comm School District is typically wider than the Muscatine Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Muscatine Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Muscatine 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 Muscatine Comm School District?
Muscatine Comm School District has 9 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 6 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,688 students.
How much does Muscatine Comm School District spend per student?
Muscatine Comm School District spends $12,079 per student. The district has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #79 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Muscatine Comm School District?
Muscatine Comm School District students are 55.9% White, 30.7% Hispanic or Latino, 5.5% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Muscatine Comm School District?
Muscatine Comm School District has an equity score of 65/100, ranking #79 out of 303 districts in Iowa.