An equity score of 43/100 ranks Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District #188 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,452 per pupil, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District ranks #123 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
960
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$13,452
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 960 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 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 Ida County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,452 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 46.5% local, 45.1% state, and 8.4% 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 #188 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 262:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.2% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Odebolt, with a diversity index of 17.9/100.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School accounts for 34.0% of all Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 114 students (lowest) to 326 students (highest), a spread of 212 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.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 262:1 — 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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District is typically wider than the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.5% — 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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 960 students.
How much does Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District spend per student?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District spends $13,452 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #188 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District students are 92.2% White, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #188 out of 303 districts in Iowa.