At $17,718 per pupil, Whiting Comm School District ranks #10 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending (Iowa districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
170
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$17,718
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Whiting Comm School District operates 2 public schools serving 170 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 Monona County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,718 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 33 of 327 Iowa districts by per-pupil spending. See how Iowa compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 55.0% local, 36.0% state, and 9.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers.
and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.2% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Whiting Elementary School, enrolling 78 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Whiting Elementary School accounts for 45.9% of all Whiting Comm School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Whiting Comm School District a distant remainder — means Whiting Comm School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Whiting Comm School District chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — 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.
How many schools are in Whiting Comm School District?
Whiting Comm School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 170 students.
How much does Whiting Comm School District spend per student?
Whiting Comm School District spends $17,718 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Whiting Comm School District?
Whiting Comm School District students are 67.2% White, 15.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.