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Shenandoah, Iowa - 5 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Shenandoah Comm School District #116 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,172 per pupil, Shenandoah Comm School District ranks #100 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,078
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$13,172
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shenandoah Comm School District operates 5 public schools serving 1,078 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Page County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,172 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 34.5% local, 47.3% state, and 18.3% 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 59/100, ranked #116 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 300.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.6% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Shenandoah Middle School, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is Shenandoah Elementary School, enrolling 349 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Logan Preschool, at 87 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shenandoah Elementary School accounts for 28.4% of all Shenandoah Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shenandoah Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Shenandoah Comm School District school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Shenandoah Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 87 students (lowest) to 349 students (highest), a spread of 262 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.
Shenandoah Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Shenandoah Comm School District is typically wider than the Shenandoah Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Shenandoah Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — 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 Shenandoah 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 Shenandoah Comm School District?
Shenandoah Comm School District has 5 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,078 students.
How much does Shenandoah Comm School District spend per student?
Shenandoah Comm School District spends $13,172 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #116 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Shenandoah Comm School District?
Shenandoah Comm School District students are 89.6% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Shenandoah Comm School District?
Shenandoah Comm School District has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #116 out of 303 districts in Iowa.