Iowa school districts by resource index

Janesville Consolidated School District has the highest mean resource index of Iowa's districts with 500 or more students and at least two schools: 67 of 100 across its 2 schools open in 2024-25, with 16.1 students per teacher on average. The index measures staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · districts with 500+ students and 2+ schools · method

Mean resource index of the district's schools, IowaJanesville Consolidated School District 67.0; South Winneshiek Comm School District 66.0; CAM Comm School District 64.4; St Ansgar Comm School District 64.0; Highland Comm School District 62.7; Williamsburg Comm School District 61.7; Grundy Center Comm School District 61.7; Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District 61.5; Bedford Comm School District 61.0; West Hancock Comm School District 60.7.0255075100Janesville Consolidated School District67.0South Winneshiek Comm School District66.0CAM Comm School District64.4St Ansgar Comm School District64.0Highland Comm School District62.7Williamsburg Comm School District61.7Grundy Center Comm School District61.7Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District61.5Bedford Comm School District61.0West Hancock Comm School District60.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IowaJanesville Consolidated School District 67.0; South Winneshiek Comm School District 66.0; CAM Comm School District 64.4; St Ansgar Comm School District 64.0; Highland Comm School District 62.7; Williamsburg Comm School District 61.7; Grundy Center Comm School District 61.7; Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District 61.5; Bedford Comm School District 61.0; West Hancock Comm School District 60.7.0255075100Janesville Consolidated School Dist…67.0South Winneshiek Comm School Distri…66.0CAM Comm School District64.4St Ansgar Comm School District64.0Highland Comm School District62.7Williamsburg Comm School District61.7Grundy Center Comm School District61.7Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School Dist…61.5Bedford Comm School District61.0West Hancock Comm School District60.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IowaJanesville Consolidated School District 67.0; South Winneshiek Comm School District 66.0; CAM Comm School District 64.4; St Ansgar Comm School District 64.0; Highland Comm School District 62.7; Williamsburg Comm School District 61.7; Grundy Center Comm School District 61.7; Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District 61.5; Bedford Comm School District 61.0; West Hancock Comm School District 60.7.050100Janesville Consolidated School District67.0South Winneshiek Comm School District66.0CAM Comm School District64.4St Ansgar Comm School District64.0Highland Comm School District62.7Williamsburg Comm School District61.7Grundy Center Comm School District61.7Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District61.5Bedford Comm School District61.0West Hancock Comm School District60.7
Mean resource index of the district's schools, IowaJanesville Consolidated School District 67.0; South Winneshiek Comm School District 66.0; CAM Comm School District 64.4; St Ansgar Comm School District 64.0; Highland Comm School District 62.7; Williamsburg Comm School District 61.7; Grundy Center Comm School District 61.7; Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District 61.5; Bedford Comm School District 61.0; West Hancock Comm School District 60.7.050100Janesville Consolidated School District67.0South Winneshiek Comm School District66.0CAM Comm School District64.4St Ansgar Comm School District64.0Highland Comm School District62.7Williamsburg Comm School District61.7Grundy Center Comm School District61.7Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District61.5Bedford Comm School District61.0West Hancock Comm School District60.7

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest district means

DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Janesville Consolidated School District250416.1$10,55867.0
South Winneshiek Comm School District354913.1$13,36866.0
CAM Comm School District51,44110.4$7,41364.4
St Ansgar Comm School District360815.9$12,76264.0
Highland Comm School District356511.1$12,59862.7
Williamsburg Comm School District31,26913.4$12,32061.7
Grundy Center Comm School District377312.4$12,21561.7
Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District251610.8$12,79561.5
Bedford Comm School District253512.3$12,69061.0
West Hancock Comm School District359913.2$12,27560.7
Solon Comm School District41,52314.9$10,89160.0
West Fork Comm School District377612.9$12,65760.0
Maquoketa Valley Comm School District570514.1$12,50859.6
Clarinda Comm School District21,06213.8$12,12459.5
Wayne Comm School District262512.3$12,87259.5
The other 35 on the list
DistrictOpen schoolsStudents, fall 2022Per teacherPer studentIndex
Treynor Comm School District379516.1$11,10459.3
Colfax-Mingo Comm School District272412.0$13,63759.0
Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District480913.2$13,08258.8
AHSTW Comm School District377612.8$12,86358.7
Nodaway Valley Comm School District362113.4$13,11858.7
South O'Brien Comm School District257613.4$13,64858.5
Iowa Valley Comm School District254713.6$12,21458.5
Eldora-New Providence Comm School District254012.4$15,11758.5
Waco Comm School District250512.7$12,22658.5
Akron Westfield Comm School District360813.2$14,14558.3
Lynnville-Sully Comm School District354614.1$11,74958.3
Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District487613.8$12,13158.0
Ogden Comm School District375814.5$12,03658.0
Starmont Comm School District358412.4$13,61557.7
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District496016.4$13,45257.5
Lenox Comm School District252013.9$13,49657.5
West Branch Comm School District387113.5$12,12557.3
Sioux Central Comm School District365615.2$14,03457.3
Camanche Comm School District399513.2$13,11457.0
Rock Valley Comm School District397613.9$12,01757.0
MFL MarMac Comm School District489413.7$12,16257.0
Alta-Aurelia Comm School District483713.6$12,72457.0
Alburnett Comm School District381015.4$11,01057.0
Emmetsburg Comm School District379023.4$12,86757.0
Tri-Center Comm School District372414.9$11,88057.0
Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District252312.7$15,01157.0
Western Dubuque Comm School District83,74213.4$11,83656.8
Cardinal Comm School District31,07414.5$12,11856.7
North Linn Comm School District353513.2$11,95056.7
Union Comm School District41,00812.6$13,14956.5
Logan-Magnolia Comm School District272515.4$10,74256.5
Panorama Comm School District369115.5$13,86156.3
Earlham Comm School District363514.2$11,28356.3
Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD496411.3$13,83856.3
BCLUW Comm School District350611.0$14,32256.0

Source: Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22, mean over the district's schools open in 2024-25; per teacher: mean of school ratios; students and spending: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23.

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Questions about Iowa's districts

  1. Which Iowa school districts have the most resources?
    Janesville Consolidated School District, whose 2 schools average 67 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Iowa's districts with 500 or more students.
  2. How are districts ranked?
    By the mean resource index of their schools open in 2024-25. The index averages students per teacher (CCD 2024-25), students per counselor and gifted programs (CRDC 2021-22) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2021-22). Districts need 500 or more students and at least two schools.
  3. How many school districts are in Iowa?
    326 districts and other agencies ran at least one Iowa public school open in 2024-25 (NCES CCD).

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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