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Sioux City, Iowa - 22 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Sioux City Comm School District #95 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,941 per pupil, Sioux City Comm School District ranks #216 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
14,989
Total Enrollment
22
Schools
$11,941
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sioux City Comm School District operates 22 public schools serving 14,989 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 combined, 3 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,941 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 19.0% local, 66.5% state, and 14.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 62/100, ranked #95 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 3 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 525.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 36.3% White, 10.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bryant Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.2/100.
Its largest campus is North High School, enrolling 1,529 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Clark Early Childhood Center, at 75 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Sioux City Comm School District school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Sioux City Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 75 students (lowest) to 1,529 students (highest), a spread of 1,454 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Sioux City Comm School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.1% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Sioux City Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 526:1 — 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.
Sioux City Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.3% — 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 Sioux City Comm School District is typically wider than the Sioux City Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sioux City 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 Sioux City Comm School District?
Sioux City Comm School District has 22 schools, including 3 high, 3 middle, 13 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 14,989 students.
How much does Sioux City Comm School District spend per student?
Sioux City Comm School District spends $11,941 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #95 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Sioux City Comm School District?
Sioux City Comm School District students are 40.0% Hispanic or Latino, 36.3% White, 10.2% African American, 1.9% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sioux City Comm School District?
Sioux City Comm School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #95 out of 303 districts in Iowa.