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Onawa, Iowa - 3 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks West Monona Comm School District #99 of 303 districts in Iowa (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,752 per pupil, West Monona Comm School District ranks #134 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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$12,752
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
West Monona Comm School District operates 3 public schools serving 634 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 Monona County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,752 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 46.0% local, 42.4% state, and 11.6% 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 62/100, ranked #99 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 490.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.9% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is West Monona High School, with a diversity index of 33.7/100.
Its largest campus is West Monona Elementary, enrolling 352 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
West Monona Elementary accounts for 55.5% of all West Monona Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of West Monona Comm School District a distant remainder — means West Monona 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.
West Monona Comm School District school enrollment varies 2.9× across entities
West Monona Comm School District school enrollment ranges from 120 students (lowest) to 352 students (highest), a spread of 232 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.
West Monona Comm School District student-counselor ratio is 491:1 — 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.
West Monona Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 29.9% — 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 West Monona Comm School District is typically wider than the West Monona Comm School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to West Monona 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 West Monona Comm School District?
West Monona Comm School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 634 students.
How much does West Monona Comm School District spend per student?
West Monona Comm School District spends $12,752 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #99 in Iowa.
What is the demographic composition of West Monona Comm School District?
West Monona Comm School District students are 83.9% White, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for West Monona Comm School District?
West Monona Comm School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #99 out of 303 districts in Iowa.