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Milford, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Okoboji Comm School District #223 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,037 per pupil, Okoboji Comm School District ranks #213 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,244
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,037
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Okoboji Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,244 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 Dickinson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,037 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 79.0% local, 11.4% state, and 9.6% 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 35/100, ranked #223 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 398.7:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Okoboji Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.6/100.
Its largest campus is Okoboji Elementary School, enrolling 491 students (41% of the district's total enrollment).
Okoboji Elementary School accounts for 39.5% of all Okoboji Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Okoboji 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.
Okoboji Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 399:1 — 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.
Okoboji Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.9% — 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 Okoboji Comm School District is typically wider than the Okoboji Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Okoboji Comm School District?
Okoboji Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,244 students.
How much does Okoboji Comm School District spend per student?
Okoboji Comm School District spends $12,037 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #223 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Okoboji Comm School District?
Okoboji Comm School District students are 87.8% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Okoboji Comm School District?
Okoboji Comm School District has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #223 out of 303 districts in Iowa.