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Norwalk, Iowa - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Norwalk Comm School District #243 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,513 per pupil, Norwalk Comm School District ranks #317 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,574
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,513
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Norwalk Comm School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,574 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,513 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.1% local, 57.0% state, and 8.0% 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 29/100, ranked #243 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 472.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.2% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Orchard Hills Elementary, with a diversity index of 30.9/100.
Its largest campus is Norwalk Senior High School, enrolling 1,035 students (29% of the district's total enrollment).
Norwalk Senior High School accounts for 29.0% of all Norwalk Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Norwalk 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.
Norwalk Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 472:1 — 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.
Norwalk Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Norwalk Comm School District is typically wider than the Norwalk Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Norwalk Comm School District?
Norwalk Comm School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,574 students.
How much does Norwalk Comm School District spend per student?
Norwalk Comm School District spends $10,513 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #243 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Norwalk Comm School District?
Norwalk Comm School District students are 85.2% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Norwalk Comm School District?
Norwalk Comm School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #243 out of 303 districts in Iowa.