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Arlington, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Starmont Comm School District #106 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,262 per pupil, Starmont Comm School District ranks #89 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
584
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,262
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Starmont Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 584 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 Fayette County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,262 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 37.9% local, 49.6% state, and 12.5% 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 61/100, ranked #106 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 180:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 27.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Starmont Elementary School, with a diversity index of 14.1/100.
Its largest campus is Starmont Elementary School, enrolling 244 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Starmont Elementary School accounts for 41.8% of all Starmont Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Starmont 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.
Starmont Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Starmont Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 113 students (lowest) to 244 students (highest), a spread of 131 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.
Starmont Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 180:1 — 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.
Starmont Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.4% — 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 Starmont Comm School District is typically wider than the Starmont Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Starmont 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 Starmont Comm School District?
Starmont Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 584 students.
How much does Starmont Comm School District spend per student?
Starmont Comm School District spends $13,262 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #106 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Starmont Comm School District?
Starmont Comm School District students are 93.4% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Starmont Comm School District?
Starmont Comm School District has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #106 out of 303 districts in Iowa.