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Solon, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Solon Comm School District #290 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,585 per pupil, Solon Comm School District ranks #315 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,523
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,585
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Solon Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,523 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Johnson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,585 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 46.1% local, 46.6% state, and 7.2% 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 15/100, ranked #290 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 362.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.2% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lakeview Elementary, with a diversity index of 12.4/100.
Its largest campus is Lakeview Elementary, enrolling 490 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Lakeview Elementary accounts for 32.2% of all Solon Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Solon 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.
Solon Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Solon Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 196 students (lowest) to 490 students (highest), a spread of 294 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.
Solon Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 363:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Solon Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Solon Comm School District?
Solon Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,523 students.
How much does Solon Comm School District spend per student?
Solon Comm School District spends $10,585 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #290 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Solon Comm School District?
Solon Comm School District students are 94.2% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Solon Comm School District?
Solon Comm School District has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #290 out of 303 districts in Iowa.