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Ruthven, Iowa - 2 schools
At $15,230 per pupil, Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District ranks #20 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
164
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$15,230
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 164 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 Palo Alto County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,230 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.3% local, 46.7% state, and 8.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one.
and 35.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 86.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School accounts for 54.3% of all Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District a distant remainder — means Ruthven-Ayrshire 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.
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Ruthven-Ayrshire 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 Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District?
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 164 students.
How much does Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District spend per student?
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District spends $15,230 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District?
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District students are 86.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.