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Thornburg, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 82/100 ranks Tri-County Comm School District #20 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,695 per pupil, Tri-County Comm School District ranks #65 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
211
Total Enrollment
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$13,695
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Tri-County Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 211 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Iowa. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined 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 Keokuk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,695 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 38.0% local, 51.7% state, and 10.4% 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 82/100, ranked #20 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.
and 45.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Tri-County Elementary School, enrolling 102 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Tri-County Elementary School accounts for 48.3% of all Tri-County Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Tri-County Comm School District a distant remainder — means Tri-County 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.
Tri-County Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 45.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Tri-County 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 Tri-County Comm School District?
Tri-County Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 211 students.
How much does Tri-County Comm School District spend per student?
Tri-County Comm School District spends $13,695 per student. The district has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #20 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Tri-County Comm School District?
Tri-County Comm School District students are 93.5% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Tri-County Comm School District?
Tri-County Comm School District has an equity score of 82/100, ranking #20 out of 303 districts in Iowa.