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Liberty Center, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Southeast Warren Comm School District #38 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,992 per pupil, Southeast Warren Comm School District ranks #54 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
455
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,992
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southeast Warren Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 455 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Warren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,992 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 37.5% local, 52.9% state, and 9.5% 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 75/100, ranked #38 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 176.7:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School accounts for 52.1% of all Southeast Warren Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southeast Warren Comm School District a distant remainder — means Southeast Warren 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.
Southeast Warren Comm School District school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Southeast Warren Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 92 students (lowest) to 276 students (highest), a spread of 184 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.
Southeast Warren Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 177:1 — 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.
Southeast Warren Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.5% — 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 Southeast Warren Comm School District is typically wider than the Southeast Warren Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Southeast Warren 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 Southeast Warren Comm School District?
Southeast Warren Comm School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 455 students.
How much does Southeast Warren Comm School District spend per student?
Southeast Warren Comm School District spends $13,992 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #38 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Southeast Warren Comm School District?
Southeast Warren Comm School District students are 95.6% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southeast Warren Comm School District?
Southeast Warren Comm School District has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #38 out of 303 districts in Iowa.