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Prairie City, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Pcm Comm School District #169 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,882 per pupil, Pcm Comm School District ranks #221 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,130
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,882
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pcm Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,130 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Jasper County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,882 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 40.4% local, 49.7% state, and 9.9% 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 47/100, ranked #169 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 269.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 17.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.6% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pcm High School, with a diversity index of 17.2/100.
Its largest campus is Pcm High School, enrolling 348 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Pcm High School accounts for 30.8% of all Pcm Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pcm 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.
Pcm Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 269:1 — 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 Pcm Comm School District is typically wider than the Pcm Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Pcm Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.9% — 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 Pcm Comm School District is typically wider than the Pcm Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Pcm Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,130 students.
How much does Pcm Comm School District spend per student?
Pcm Comm School District spends $11,882 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #169 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Pcm Comm School District?
Pcm Comm School District students are 91.6% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pcm Comm School District?
Pcm Comm School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #169 out of 303 districts in Iowa.