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Sidney, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Sidney Comm School District #89 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,060 per pupil, Sidney Comm School District ranks #108 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
512
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Sidney Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 512 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Fremont County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,060 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 49.9% local, 40.7% state, and 9.4% 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 64/100, ranked #89 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.
a 711.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sidney Elementary School, with a diversity index of 25.8/100.
Its largest campus is Sidney Elementary School, enrolling 241 students (55% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sidney Virtual Sac School, at 1 students, a 241x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sidney Elementary School accounts for 47.1% of all Sidney Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Sidney Comm School District a distant remainder — means Sidney 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.
Sidney Comm School District school enrollment varies 241× across entities
Sidney Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 241 students (highest), a spread of 240 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sidney Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 711:1 — 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.
Sidney Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.4% — 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 Sidney Comm School District is typically wider than the Sidney Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Sidney Comm School District?
Sidney Comm School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 512 students.
How much does Sidney Comm School District spend per student?
Sidney Comm School District spends $13,060 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #89 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Sidney Comm School District?
Sidney Comm School District students are 91.9% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sidney Comm School District?
Sidney Comm School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #89 out of 303 districts in Iowa.