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Swea City, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks North Kossuth Comm School District #65 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,442 per pupil, North Kossuth Comm School District ranks #42 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
268
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,442
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
North Kossuth Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 268 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Kossuth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,442 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 62.7% local, 26.2% state, and 11.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 69/100, ranked #65 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.
a 524:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 32.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.9% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
North Kossuth Elementary School accounts for 48.9% of all North Kossuth Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of North Kossuth Comm School District a distant remainder — means North Kossuth 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.
North Kossuth Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 524:1 — 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.
North Kossuth Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.1% — 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 North Kossuth 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 North Kossuth Comm School District?
North Kossuth Comm School District has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 268 students.
How much does North Kossuth Comm School District spend per student?
North Kossuth Comm School District spends $14,442 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #65 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of North Kossuth Comm School District?
North Kossuth Comm School District students are 86.9% White, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for North Kossuth Comm School District?
North Kossuth Comm School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #65 out of 303 districts in Iowa.