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Wapello, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Wapello Comm School District #75 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,143 per pupil, Wapello Comm School District ranks #50 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
541
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$14,143
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wapello Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 541 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 Louisa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,143 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 39.0% local, 48.4% state, and 12.6% 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 67/100, ranked #75 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 666:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% White, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wapello Elementary School, with a diversity index of 29.0/100.
Its largest campus is Wapello Elementary School, enrolling 229 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Wapello Elementary School accounts for 42.3% of all Wapello Comm School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wapello 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.
Wapello Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Wapello Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 102 students (lowest) to 229 students (highest), a spread of 127 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.
Wapello Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 666:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Wapello Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.3% — 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 Wapello Comm School District is typically wider than the Wapello Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Wapello Comm School District?
Wapello Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 541 students.
How much does Wapello Comm School District spend per student?
Wapello Comm School District spends $14,143 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #75 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of Wapello Comm School District?
Wapello Comm School District students are 83.9% White, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wapello Comm School District?
Wapello Comm School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #75 out of 303 districts in Iowa.