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Carson, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Riverside Comm School District #139 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,255 per pupil, Riverside Comm School District ranks #91 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 693 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Pottawattamie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,255 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 49.3% local, 41.1% state, and 9.6% 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 55/100, ranked #139 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.
a 405.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.8% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside Community Carson Elementary, with a diversity index of 39.5/100.
Riverside Community High School accounts for 52.7% of all Riverside Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Riverside Comm School District a distant remainder — means Riverside 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.
Riverside Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Riverside Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 134 students (lowest) to 365 students (highest), a spread of 231 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.
Riverside Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Riverside Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.1% — 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 Riverside Comm School District is typically wider than the Riverside Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Riverside 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 Riverside Comm School District?
Riverside Comm School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 693 students.
How much does Riverside Comm School District spend per student?
Riverside Comm School District spends $13,255 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #139 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Riverside Comm School District?
Riverside Comm School District students are 80.8% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverside Comm School District?
Riverside Comm School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #139 out of 303 districts in Iowa.