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New Hampton, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks New Hampton Comm School District #182 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,598 per pupil, New Hampton Comm School District ranks #148 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,038
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,598
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
New Hampton Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,038 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Chickasaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,598 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 46.8% local, 42.3% state, and 10.9% 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 43/100, ranked #182 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 375.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 10.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.1% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is New Hampton Elementary School, with a diversity index of 30.6/100.
Its largest campus is New Hampton Elementary School, enrolling 504 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
New Hampton Elementary School accounts for 44.8% of all New Hampton Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means New Hampton 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.
New Hampton Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 375:1 — 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.
New Hampton Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 10.0% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to New Hampton 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 New Hampton Comm School District?
New Hampton Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,038 students.
How much does New Hampton Comm School District spend per student?
New Hampton Comm School District spends $12,598 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #182 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of New Hampton Comm School District?
New Hampton Comm School District students are 83.1% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for New Hampton Comm School District?
New Hampton Comm School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #182 out of 303 districts in Iowa.