At $17,033 per pupil, Orient-Macksburg Comm School District ranks #17 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
150
Total Enrollment
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$17,033
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 150 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Adair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,033 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 65.7% local, 24.7% state, and 9.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
a 170:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 38.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Orient Elementary School, enrolling 58 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Orient Elementary School accounts for 38.7% of all Orient-Macksburg Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Orient-Macksburg Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District reports 60.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 170:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 38.4% — 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 Orient-Macksburg 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 Orient-Macksburg Comm School District?
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 150 students.
How much does Orient-Macksburg Comm School District spend per student?
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District spends $17,033 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Orient-Macksburg Comm School District?
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District students are 91.7% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.