At $15,016 per pupil, Paton-Churdan Comm School District ranks #42 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
188
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,016
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paton-Churdan Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 188 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 Greene County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,016 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 49.7% local, 41.8% state, and 8.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.0% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools.
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School accounts for 52.7% of all Paton-Churdan Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Paton-Churdan Comm School District a distant remainder — means Paton-Churdan 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. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Paton-Churdan Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Paton-Churdan Comm School District is typically wider than the Paton-Churdan Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Paton-Churdan 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 Paton-Churdan Comm School District?
Paton-Churdan Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 188 students.
How much does Paton-Churdan Comm School District spend per student?
Paton-Churdan Comm School District spends $15,016 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Paton-Churdan Comm School District?
Paton-Churdan Comm School District students are 91.0% White, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.