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Sumner, Iowa - 4 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District #148 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,219 per pupil, Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District ranks #187 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District operates 4 public schools serving 809 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 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 Bremer County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,219 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.2% local, 47.1% state, and 10.7% 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 53/100, ranked #148 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 228:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Durant Elementary School, with a diversity index of 23.2/100.
Its largest campus is Sumner-Fredericksburg Hs, enrolling 243 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Sumner-Fredericksburg Hs accounts for 30.0% of all Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Sumner-Fredericksburg 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.
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 120 students (lowest) to 243 students (highest), a spread of 123 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.
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 228:1 — 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.
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.1% — 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 Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District is typically wider than the Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Sumner-Fredericksburg 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 Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 809 students.
How much does Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District spend per student?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District spends $12,219 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #148 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District students are 90.5% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District?
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #148 out of 303 districts in Iowa.