An equity score of 31/100 ranks Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District #237 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,621 per pupil, Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District ranks #196 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,729
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,621
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,729 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 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 Woodbury County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,621 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 52.1% local, 38.5% state, and 9.4% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #237 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 521:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.1% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary School, with a diversity index of 57.8/100.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School accounts for 31.9% of all Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 521:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.8% — 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 Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District is typically wider than the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sergeant Bluff-Luton 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 Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District?
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,729 students.
How much does Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District spend per student?
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District spends $12,621 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #237 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District?
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District students are 70.1% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% African American, 2.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District?
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #237 out of 303 districts in Iowa.