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Calmar, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks South Winneshiek Comm School District #141 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,205 per pupil, South Winneshiek Comm School District ranks #94 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
549
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,205
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
South Winneshiek Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 549 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 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 Winneshiek County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,205 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 44.0% local, 43.8% state, and 12.2% 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 55/100, ranked #141 of 303 in Iowa against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 201.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.8% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is South Winneshiek Middle School, with a diversity index of 21.7/100.
Its largest campus is South Winneshiek High School, enrolling 205 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
South Winneshiek High School accounts for 37.3% of all South Winneshiek Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means South Winneshiek Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
South Winneshiek Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
South Winneshiek Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.2% — 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 South Winneshiek 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 South Winneshiek Comm School District?
South Winneshiek Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 549 students.
How much does South Winneshiek Comm School District spend per student?
South Winneshiek Comm School District spends $13,205 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #141 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of South Winneshiek Comm School District?
South Winneshiek Comm School District students are 90.8% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for South Winneshiek Comm School District?
South Winneshiek Comm School District has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #141 out of 303 districts in Iowa.