Other / mixed grade configuration · Bloomfield, IA

Dc Online

Federal NCES profile for Dc Online, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 190861002287
0/100100/10035/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Dc Online earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa.

#4 of 4
public schools in Bloomfield · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
52.6%
free-lunch eligible
34
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Dc Online ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Bloomfield, IA.

Enrollment

34

Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

52.6%

vs 36.4% Iowa avg

+45% vs state

What stands out at Dc Online

Dc Online is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Bloomfield, Iowa, enrolling 34 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 52.6% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Iowa schools, with 34 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,322 scored Iowa schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 6/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 41.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 20.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Bloomfield's public schools, it stands alongside Davis County Elementary (418 students): Dc Online is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Davis County Comm School District also operates Davis County Elementary (418 students) and Davis County Community High School (358 students) alongside Dc Online.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Dc Online compares

Dc Online on the metrics families compare, against Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 52.6% ▲ 45% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 34 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

34
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
52.6%
free-lunch eligible - 45% above the Iowa average of 36.4%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
41.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,875
per pupil, district-wide - above Iowa avg of $12,854
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 97.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.9%

Largest group: White at 97.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 5.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 5.6, Dc Online is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Davis County Comm School District, which includes Dc Online.

$12,875
Per student
+0%
vs Iowa
Avg $12,854
-22%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 34.7%
State 44.6%
Federal 20.7%

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.

How Dc Online Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Davis County Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Davis County Community High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Davis County Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Dc Online's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Davis County Comm School District · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Bloomfield

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Iowa, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Dc Online's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Dc Online

How many students attend Dc Online?

Dc Online has 34 students enrolled. It is a public school in Bloomfield, IA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Dc Online?

52.6% of students at Dc Online are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Dc Online?

The largest demographic group at Dc Online is White at 97.1% of enrollment, in Bloomfield, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Dc Online?

Dc Online has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Dc Online rank among public schools in Bloomfield?

By Resource Investment Index, Dc Online ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Bloomfield, IA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Bloomfield on the city page.

Is Dc Online a good school?

Dc Online earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Davis County Comm School District?

Besides Dc Online, Davis County Comm School District also operates Davis County Elementary (418 students), Davis County Community High School (358 students), and Davis County Middle School (337 students). See the Davis County Comm School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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