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Bettendorf, Iowa - 8 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Pleasant Valley Comm School District #266 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,458 per pupil, Pleasant Valley Comm School District ranks #319 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,803
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$10,458
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pleasant Valley Comm School District operates 8 public schools serving 5,803 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,458 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.7% local, 53.1% state, and 7.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #266 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 483.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.4% White, 10.7% Asian, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverdale Heights Elem School, with a diversity index of 60.3/100.
Its largest campus is Pleasant Valley High School, enrolling 1,731 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Forest Grove Elementary, at 332 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pleasant Valley High School accounts for 29.8% of all Pleasant Valley Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pleasant Valley 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.
Pleasant Valley Comm School District school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Pleasant Valley Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 332 students (lowest) to 1,731 students (highest), a spread of 1,399 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Pleasant Valley Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 483:1 — 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.
Pleasant Valley Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 12.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley Comm School District?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District has 8 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 2 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,803 students.
How much does Pleasant Valley Comm School District spend per student?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District spends $10,458 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #266 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Pleasant Valley Comm School District?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District students are 72.4% White, 10.7% Asian, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% African American, averaged across 8 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pleasant Valley Comm School District?
Pleasant Valley Comm School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #266 out of 303 districts in Iowa.