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St. Ansgar, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks St Ansgar Comm School District #241 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,691 per pupil, St Ansgar Comm School District ranks #141 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
608
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,691
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
St Ansgar Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 608 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Mitchell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,691 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 53.0% local, 39.3% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #241 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.
a 83:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 9.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.2% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is St Ansgar Middle School, with a diversity index of 14.3/100.
Its largest campus is St Ansgar Elementary School, enrolling 345 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
St Ansgar Elementary School accounts for 53.7% of all St Ansgar Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of St Ansgar Comm School District a distant remainder — means St Ansgar 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.
St Ansgar Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
St Ansgar Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 345 students (highest), a spread of 213 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.
St Ansgar Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 83:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
St Ansgar Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to St Ansgar 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 St Ansgar Comm School District?
St Ansgar Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 608 students.
How much does St Ansgar Comm School District spend per student?
St Ansgar Comm School District spends $12,691 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #241 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of St Ansgar Comm School District?
St Ansgar Comm School District students are 93.2% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for St Ansgar Comm School District?
St Ansgar Comm School District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #241 out of 303 districts in Iowa.