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Packwood, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Pekin Comm School District #61 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,354 per pupil, Pekin Comm School District ranks #44 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Pekin Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 642 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,354 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 47.5% local, 38.9% state, and 13.6% 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 69/100, ranked #61 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 437:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.1% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Pekin Elementary School, enrolling 308 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Pekin Elementary School accounts for 48.0% of all Pekin Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Pekin Comm School District a distant remainder — means Pekin 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.
Pekin Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 437:1 — 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.
Pekin Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.5% — 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 Pekin Comm School District is typically wider than the Pekin Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Pekin Comm School District?
Pekin Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 642 students.
How much does Pekin Comm School District spend per student?
Pekin Comm School District spends $14,354 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #61 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Pekin Comm School District?
Pekin Comm School District students are 93.1% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pekin Comm School District?
Pekin Comm School District has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #61 out of 303 districts in Iowa.