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Bussey, Iowa - 2 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Twin Cedars Comm School District #136 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,143 per pupil, Twin Cedars Comm School District ranks #199 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Twin Cedars Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 358 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 Marion County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,143 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 45.8% local, 44.8% state, and 9.4% 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 56/100, ranked #136 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 142:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Twin Cedars Elementary School, enrolling 170 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Twin Cedars Elementary School accounts for 47.5% of all Twin Cedars Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Twin Cedars Comm School District a distant remainder — means Twin Cedars 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.
Twin Cedars Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 142:1 — 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.
Twin Cedars Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Twin Cedars 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 Twin Cedars Comm School District?
Twin Cedars Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 358 students.
How much does Twin Cedars Comm School District spend per student?
Twin Cedars Comm School District spends $12,143 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #136 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Twin Cedars Comm School District?
Twin Cedars Comm School District students are 91.5% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Twin Cedars Comm School District?
Twin Cedars Comm School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #136 out of 303 districts in Iowa.