Enrollment
849
Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 190507000154
Bondurant-Farrar High School — Bondurant, IA
Federal NCES profile for Bondurant-Farrar High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 34/100.
👥 Class size 39
📚 AP courses 30
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 29
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Bondurant-Farrar High School earns an F Resource Investment Index (34/100), with class sizes near the Iowa median.
- F
- Resource Index · 34/100
- 15.2:1
- students per teacher
- 17.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 849
- students enrolled
School address
District: Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District · Iowa
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
50.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.2:1
vs 15:1 Iowa avg
+1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
17.0%
vs 36.4% Iowa avg
-53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bondurant-Farrar High School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Bondurant-Farrar High School reports 849 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 50.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.2:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 1% above the Iowa state mean of 15:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 4% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 17.0% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 53% below the Iowa average and 67% below the national baseline. The school offers 6 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 566 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 28.3% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District spends $18,298 per pupil district-wide, above the Iowa average of $17,211 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 37.8% from local sources (property taxes), 53.2% from the state, and 9.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F), calculated from 5 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bondurant-Farrar High School compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Iowa state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Iowa | Iowa avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.2:1 | ▲ 1% | 15:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 17.0% | ▼ 53% | 36.4% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 849 | top 94% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
15 smaller classes than 47% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
849 larger than 87% of 95,891 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
17.0%
free-lunch eligible
— 53% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.2:1
students per teacher
— 1% above state mean
Top 66% in Iowa — lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
28.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$18,298
per pupil, district-wide
— above Iowa avg of $17,211
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 566 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
13
in-school suspensions + 26 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 849 Top 94% in Iowa — larger than 6% of 1,326 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 50.0
Students per teacher 15.2:1 +1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 17.0% -53% vs state
NCES ID 190507000154
Student demographics
White 83.9%
Hispanic or Latino 8.7%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 2.4%
Asian 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
Largest group: White at 83.9% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 6
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 1.5
Students per counselor 566:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 28.3%
In-school suspensions 13
Out-of-school suspensions 26
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District, which includes Bondurant-Farrar High School.
$18,298
Per student
+6%
vs Iowa
Avg $17,211
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 37.8%
State 53.2%
Federal 9.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 601
- Students per teacher
- 15.1:1
- Enrollment
- 531
- Students per teacher
- 15.6:1
- Enrollment
- 445
- Students per teacher
- 12.7:1
- Enrollment
- 398
- Students per teacher
- 17.6:1
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Bondurant-Farrar High School
How many students attend Bondurant-Farrar High School?
Bondurant-Farrar High School has 849 students enrolled. It is a high school in Bondurant, IA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bondurant-Farrar High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Bondurant-Farrar High School is 15.2:1, which is 1% higher than the Iowa average of 15:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bondurant-Farrar High School?
17.0% of students at Bondurant-Farrar High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bondurant-Farrar High School?
The largest demographic group at Bondurant-Farrar High School is White at 83.9%. The school serves a diverse student body in Bondurant, IA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bondurant-Farrar High School?
Bondurant-Farrar High School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (F) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.