How equitable is school funding in Iowa?

The average funding equity score for Iowa school districts is 50 out of 100, compared to the national average of 49. This score considers per-pupil spending, need-adjusted spending, funding source diversity, and student-teacher ratios.

What does the equity score measure?

The equity score (0-100) measures four dimensions: per-pupil spending level, need-adjusted spending (rewarding districts that spend more where poverty is higher), funding diversity (less reliance on local property taxes), and resource access (lower student-teacher ratios).

Iowa · NCES F-33 finance data

School Funding Equity in Iowa

303 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.

Compiled by PlainSchools Editorial, Independent education-data publisher · June 10, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Seymour Comm School District ranks first in Iowa for funding equity at 95/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

95/100
top score (Seymour Comm School District): $14,618
per-pupil spending in the top district: 59
districts scoring 70 or higher: 61
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Seymour Comm School District	223	$14,618	53.0%	34.6%	95
2	Postville Comm School District	694	$14,450	48.7%	28.2%	92
3	Van Buren County Comm School District	867	$13,838	53.3%	35.0%	90
4	Burlington Comm School District	3,334	$13,983	59.5%	26.3%	89
5	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	540	$15,764	34.8%	41.1%	88
6	Waterloo Comm School District	10,645	$13,803	62.3%	23.0%	87
7	West Sioux Comm School District	779	$13,532	47.6%	34.6%	87
8	East Union Comm School District	495	$15,915	46.6%	41.2%	87
9	Maquoketa Comm School District	1,314	$13,517	48.3%	36.4%	86
10	Central Decatur Comm School District	697	$13,169	58.4%	26.4%	86
11	Perry Comm School District	1,812	$13,640	50.4%	29.3%	85
12	Hampton-Dumont Comm School District	1,298	$13,763	50.6%	37.4%	85
13	Council Bluffs Comm School District	8,784	$14,703	47.7%	30.2%	84
14	Clinton Comm School District	3,444	$12,866	53.9%	29.0%	84
15	Tripoli Comm School District	389	$14,687	33.5%	39.6%	84
16	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	697	$13,389	46.1%	40.3%	83
17	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	30,739	$14,308	70.4%	29.4%	82
18	Washington Comm School District	1,673	$13,632	43.5%	35.7%	82
19	Charles City Comm School District	1,541	$13,913	50.2%	32.7%	82
20	Tri-County Comm School District	211	$13,695	38.0%	38.0%	82
21	Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District	1,060	$13,437	36.1%	40.5%	81
22	River Valley Comm School District	342	$14,570	49.9%	47.7%	81
23	South Tama County	1,488	$13,087	53.2%	29.8%	80
24	Fairfield Comm School District	1,525	$13,725	41.8%	42.1%	79
25	Dubuque Comm School District	10,518	$13,854	39.5%	35.2%	78
26	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	1,852	$12,800	46.3%	35.1%	78
27	Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist	1,219	$12,935	42.3%	39.2%	78
28	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	653	$14,060	45.7%	46.8%	78
29	Bcluw Comm School District	506	$14,361	37.0%	46.4%	78
30	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	15,564	$13,962	52.0%	37.7%	77
31	Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District	729	$13,096	38.6%	39.0%	77
32	North Cedar Comm School District	631	$14,715	37.7%	48.6%	77
33	South Central Calhoun Comm School District	916	$13,490	43.0%	44.0%	76
34	Villisca Comm School District	279	$14,481	52.8%	52.6%	76
35	Essex Comm School District	206	$14,535	50.1%	53.0%	76
36	Davenport Comm School District	14,135	$13,411	51.5%	32.7%	75
37	Columbus Comm School District	664	$13,306	57.5%	31.7%	75
38	Southeast Warren Comm School District	455	$13,992	24.9%	37.5%	75
39	Missouri Valley Comm School District	756	$13,087	35.0%	39.3%	74
40	East Mills Comm School District	447	$14,833	32.5%	46.3%	74
41	Corning Comm School District	420	$15,608	37.4%	57.0%	74
42	Bedford Comm School District	535	$13,178	37.7%	40.1%	73
43	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	354	$14,874	41.4%	55.4%	73
44	Iowa City Comm School District	14,805	$13,920	38.9%	45.7%	72
45	Newton Comm School District	2,857	$12,608	52.0%	32.4%	72
46	Fort Madison Comm School District	1,832	$13,473	52.4%	33.9%	72
47	North Butler Comm School District	567	$13,270	23.4%	41.2%	72
48	Marshalltown Comm School District	5,190	$12,166	59.8%	25.5%	71
49	Waco Comm School District	505	$12,951	43.0%	40.3%	71
50	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist	394	$13,198	42.1%	47.7%	71
51	North Union Comm School District	325	$14,475	39.0%	60.0%	71
52	Creston Comm School District	1,442	$12,291	43.4%	37.0%	70
53	West Delaware County Comm School District	1,380	$12,945	32.7%	41.1%	70
54	Greene County Comm School District	1,259	$13,347	41.5%	44.6%	70
55	Colfax-Mingo Comm School District	724	$13,084	35.3%	43.1%	70
56	Midland Comm School District	508	$15,141	46.8%	49.7%	70
57	North Tama County Comm School District	476	$12,889	34.0%	42.8%	70
58	Guthrie Center Comm School District	470	$13,684	26.8%	48.6%	70
59	Mormon Trail Comm School District	223	$17,526	49.0%	52.2%	70
60	Mason City Comm School District	3,598	$15,108	49.1%	44.1%	69
61	Pekin Comm School District	642	$14,354	26.4%	47.5%	69
62	Easton Valley Comm School District	499	$13,331	31.3%	45.4%	69
63	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	412	$13,228	35.0%	48.4%	69
64	Moravia Comm School District	382	$12,167	42.0%	38.3%	69
65	North Kossuth Comm School District	268	$14,442	39.1%	62.7%	69
66	Clarke Comm School District	1,358	$12,354	47.6%	30.8%	68
67	Chariton Comm School District	1,282	$12,346	47.8%	30.4%	68
68	Madrid Comm School District	684	$12,493	24.1%	33.3%	68
69	West Harrison Comm School District	309	$15,635	39.9%	49.4%	68
70	Fort Dodge Comm School District	3,676	$12,309	52.2%	31.4%	67
71	Keokuk Comm School District	1,790	$12,885	58.0%	22.2%	67
72	Knoxville Comm School District	1,674	$12,576	42.5%	34.5%	67
73	Saydel Comm School District	1,337	$14,530	52.3%	64.5%	67
74	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	663	$13,570	39.4%	54.7%	67
75	Wapello Comm School District	541	$14,143	31.6%	39.0%	67
76	English Valleys Comm School District	451	$12,568	40.8%	43.1%	67
77	Eagle Grove Comm School District	1,000	$11,765	57.2%	34.7%	66
78	Belle Plaine Comm School District	479	$13,117	28.9%	43.8%	66
79	Muscatine Comm School District	4,688	$12,079	47.3%	29.0%	65
80	Webster City Comm School District	1,827	$12,157	45.9%	35.2%	65
81	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	1,573	$13,305	28.6%	41.2%	65
82	Oelwein Comm School District	1,345	$13,185	51.4%	29.9%	65
83	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	739	$13,615	55.3%	67.7%	65
84	Audubon Comm School District	547	$12,729	34.5%	42.8%	65
85	Colo-Nesco Comm School District	387	$13,213	34.8%	52.6%	65
86	Clarksville Comm School District	311	$12,464	26.2%	37.5%	65
87	Denison Comm School District	2,264	$12,439	52.1%	21.6%	64
88	Davis County Comm School District	1,263	$12,875	41.3%	34.7%	64
89	Sidney Comm School District	512	$13,060	37.0%	49.9%	64
90	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District	498	$12,809	28.4%	42.9%	64
91	Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District	414	$13,011	29.5%	47.4%	64
92	Wayne Comm School District	625	$11,912	42.5%	39.5%	63
93	Griswold Comm School District	431	$12,782	34.7%	48.4%	63
94	Lamoni Comm School District	380	$12,353	49.4%	34.0%	63
95	Sioux City Comm School District	14,989	$11,941	51.1%	19.0%	62
96	Boone Comm School District	2,019	$12,433	33.5%	37.2%	62
97	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District	1,071	$13,460	47.1%	46.3%	62
98	East Sac County Comm School District	818	$12,627	35.3%	43.8%	62
99	West Monona Comm School District	634	$12,752	41.3%	46.0%	62
100	Nodaway Valley Comm School District	621	$12,777	36.0%	43.2%	62
101	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	582	$12,564	25.4%	37.0%	62
102	South O'brien Comm School District	576	$14,327	29.1%	60.3%	62
103	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District	422	$12,874	44.0%	45.6%	62
104	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District	1,555	$12,725	34.9%	40.1%	61
105	Akron Westfield Comm School District	608	$13,039	26.4%	40.3%	61
106	Starmont Comm School District	584	$13,262	39.3%	37.9%	61
107	Lenox Comm School District	520	$12,247	46.5%	44.0%	61
108	Storm Lake Comm School District	2,882	$12,490	50.6%	28.1%	60
109	Monticello Comm School District	1,035	$13,055	26.6%	41.8%	60
110	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Csd	964	$12,973	31.9%	51.2%	60
111	Agwsr Comm School District	650	$12,671	34.6%	48.5%	60
112	East Buchanan Comm School District	583	$12,503	30.9%	40.3%	60
113	Decorah Community School District	1,663	$13,274	21.8%	47.6%	59
114	Mid-Prairie Comm School District	1,446	$13,284	20.0%	45.6%	59
115	Anamosa Comm School District	1,193	$11,745	36.5%	38.1%	59
116	Shenandoah Comm School District	1,078	$13,172	30.8%	34.5%	59
117	Union Comm School District	1,008	$12,522	22.9%	42.2%	59
118	Mount Ayr Comm School District	633	$13,002	35.8%	50.2%	59
119	Dunkerton Comm School District	414	$12,382	34.9%	45.7%	59
120	Riceville Comm School District	406	$13,450	35.5%	55.6%	59
121	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District	386	$14,641	26.1%	62.8%	59
122	West Liberty Comm School District	1,284	$11,339	47.1%	28.8%	58
123	Allamakee Comm School District	1,164	$12,907	30.1%	39.2%	58
124	Red Oak Comm School District	1,044	$11,780	54.8%	38.5%	58
125	Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District	453	$12,718	33.0%	41.5%	58
126	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District	436	$12,578	43.4%	40.0%	58
127	Boyer Valley Comm School District	420	$12,736	34.5%	47.3%	58
128	Centerville Comm School District	1,357	$12,191	40.9%	27.5%	57
129	Forest City Comm School District	1,141	$12,100	33.2%	42.3%	57
130	North Fayette Valley Comm School District	1,107	$13,092	30.9%	37.1%	57
131	Camanche Comm School District	995	$12,598	32.8%	48.4%	57
132	Turkey Valley Comm School District	375	$14,338	30.6%	48.0%	57
133	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	330	$12,568	28.4%	45.9%	57
134	Keota Comm School District	321	$12,157	30.5%	45.5%	57
135	Adair-Casey Comm School District	271	$12,371	36.5%	50.9%	57
136	Twin Cedars Comm School District	358	$12,143	41.5%	45.8%	56
137	Iowa Falls Comm School District	1,278	$11,803	33.1%	38.5%	55
138	Alta-Aurelia Comm School District	837	$12,205	32.2%	42.6%	55
139	Riverside Comm School District	693	$13,255	33.6%	49.3%	55
140	Prairie Valley Comm School District	561	$13,949	34.1%	56.7%	55
141	South Winneshiek Comm School District	549	$13,205	22.6%	44.0%	55
142	Woodbine Comm School District	534	$13,404	30.4%	45.0%	55
143	Spencer Comm School District	2,341	$11,742	40.3%	40.2%	54
144	Marion Independent School District	2,229	$12,964	36.2%	47.7%	54
145	Ikm-Manning Comm School District	710	$12,880	30.4%	44.7%	54
146	H-L-V Comm School District	303	$14,709	23.6%	50.4%	54
147	Carroll Comm School District	1,803	$12,413	34.2%	41.5%	53
148	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	809	$12,219	29.3%	42.2%	53
149	Sigourney Comm School District	593	$12,195	31.6%	33.3%	53
150	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District	516	$12,301	25.4%	46.7%	53
151	North Iowa Comm School District	480	$13,297	33.0%	53.8%	53
152	Schaller-Crestland Comm School District	353	$12,073	39.0%	51.0%	53
153	Ottumwa Comm School District	4,990	$12,042	44.7%	19.3%	52
154	Oskaloosa Comm School District	2,115	$12,439	37.3%	32.9%	52
155	Central Dewitt School District	1,613	$12,117	27.8%	42.1%	52
156	New London Comm School District	592	$11,545	34.6%	37.8%	52
157	Central City Comm School District	451	$11,582	28.3%	41.8%	52
158	Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District	815	$11,802	34.4%	40.9%	51
159	Eastern Allamakee Comm School District	330	$14,074	34.8%	49.7%	51
160	Linn-Mar Comm School District	7,690	$12,349	20.4%	41.3%	50
161	Nevada Comm School District	1,542	$12,613	28.4%	42.7%	50
162	Grundy Center Comm School District	773	$12,085	23.7%	41.8%	50
163	Woodbury Central Comm School District	566	$12,751	24.5%	40.1%	50
164	Highland Comm School District	565	$12,824	18.2%	49.1%	50
165	West Des Moines Comm School District	9,225	$12,960	34.1%	51.0%	49
166	Tipton Comm School District	941	$11,524	28.0%	39.7%	49
167	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District	561	$12,546	31.0%	50.4%	48
168	Williamsburg Comm School District	1,269	$12,066	22.1%	42.7%	47
169	Pcm Comm School District	1,130	$11,882	22.8%	40.4%	47
170	West Fork Comm School District	776	$12,004	29.7%	46.7%	47
171	Panorama Comm School District	691	$12,568	33.5%	54.3%	47
172	North Linn Comm School District	535	$11,838	17.9%	40.9%	47
173	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District	876	$11,443	23.9%	38.8%	46
174	Central Springs Comm School District	813	$12,300	32.6%	44.1%	46
175	Central Lyon Comm School District	796	$12,099	19.1%	41.6%	46
176	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	3,061	$12,481	22.9%	51.6%	45
177	Sheldon Comm School District	1,196	$11,261	32.6%	37.8%	45
178	College Comm School District	5,740	$12,611	34.9%	50.5%	44
179	Newell-Fonda Comm School District	578	$12,977	36.6%	53.0%	44
180	West Central Comm School District	321	$12,237	41.0%	55.6%	44
181	Harlan Comm School District	1,514	$11,794	33.4%	39.7%	43
182	New Hampton Comm School District	1,038	$12,598	26.5%	46.8%	43
183	Dike-New Hartford Comm School District	945	$12,386	16.9%	40.6%	43
184	Ahstw Comm School District	776	$12,442	31.1%	50.3%	43
185	Boyden-Hull Comm School District	630	$11,899	27.9%	45.6%	43
186	Southeast Polk Comm School District	7,397	$11,914	31.7%	37.9%	42
187	Urbandale Comm School District	4,308	$12,327	35.1%	54.0%	42
188	Mfl Marmac Comm School District	894	$11,823	26.4%	39.2%	42
189	Westwood Comm School District	625	$12,745	31.0%	49.8%	42
190	Northwood-Kensett Comm School District	594	$12,122	29.0%	51.2%	42
191	Iowa Valley Comm School District	547	$11,232	31.6%	38.0%	42
192	Central Comm School District	473	$12,153	32.3%	42.8%	42
193	Cedar Falls Comm School District	5,892	$11,378	28.5%	39.2%	41
194	Woodward-Granger Comm School District	1,217	$13,256	14.3%	46.6%	41
195	Albia Comm School District	1,120	$11,786	29.7%	28.5%	41
196	Osage Comm School District	1,000	$11,864	27.1%	39.7%	41
197	Ames Comm School District	4,678	$12,626	29.8%	57.7%	40
198	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	2,394	$12,251	23.2%	39.8%	40
199	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	1,466	$11,248	15.3%	39.4%	40
200	Clarinda Comm School District	1,062	$11,079	35.3%	36.6%	40
201	Northeast Comm School District	868	$12,330	27.4%	57.5%	40
202	West Central Valley Comm School District	852	$11,733	34.1%	47.5%	40
203	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District	377	$13,192	31.6%	60.8%	40
204	Glenwood Comm School District	2,071	$11,779	30.6%	39.6%	39
205	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	709	$12,349	20.3%	41.8%	39
206	Gmg Comm School District	478	$11,495	38.7%	64.1%	39
207	Glidden-Ralston Comm School District	386	$12,161	24.8%	50.9%	39
208	Western Dubuque Comm School District	3,742	$11,657	21.7%	42.9%	38
209	Independence Comm School District	1,496	$11,829	31.0%	37.9%	38
210	Lake Mills Comm School District	671	$12,137	27.1%	48.6%	38
211	Sioux Central Comm School District	656	$13,197	23.8%	55.2%	38
212	Bettendorf Comm School District	4,633	$11,301	32.5%	41.6%	37
213	West Hancock Comm School District	599	$11,698	29.3%	45.0%	37
214	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	580	$12,151	17.5%	48.1%	37
215	North Scott Comm School District	3,463	$10,919	23.5%	38.7%	36
216	Le Mars Comm School District	2,309	$11,324	35.1%	35.0%	36
217	Cardinal Comm School District	1,074	$11,378	48.1%	48.9%	36
218	Remsen-Union Comm School District	310	$12,867	31.2%	59.1%	36
219	Murray Comm School District	298	$11,716	32.9%	41.5%	36
220	Indianola Comm School District	3,665	$11,417	27.2%	39.7%	35
221	Sioux Center Comm School District	1,725	$11,579	34.3%	45.4%	35
222	Winterset Comm School District	1,683	$11,217	27.8%	41.4%	35
223	Okoboji Comm School District	1,244	$12,037	32.7%	79.0%	35
224	Cherokee Comm School District	1,200	$10,834	34.0%	39.5%	35
225	George-Little Rock Comm School District	426	$11,865	34.5%	50.0%	35
226	Emmetsburg Comm School District	790	$11,661	36.1%	49.9%	34
227	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	705	$12,398	21.0%	43.9%	34
228	Danville Comm School District	662	$11,614	29.4%	50.1%	34
229	Lone Tree Comm School District	428	$11,118	22.7%	50.2%	34
230	Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District	391	$11,180	39.0%	43.9%	34
231	Algona Comm School District	1,592	$12,427	28.0%	48.9%	33
232	Rock Valley Comm School District	976	$11,468	34.8%	40.6%	33
233	Durant Comm School District	683	$11,592	26.5%	47.0%	33
234	Montezuma Comm School District	493	$11,315	27.7%	54.3%	33
235	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District	960	$12,064	35.9%	46.5%	32
236	Tri-Center Comm School District	724	$11,402	22.0%	39.8%	31
237	North Mahaska Comm School District	616	$11,347	28.3%	52.4%	31
238	Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District	523	$11,602	35.5%	53.3%	31
239	Interstate 35 Comm School District	842	$12,158	21.2%	44.2%	30
240	Pleasantville Comm School District	779	$11,432	27.8%	40.6%	30
241	St Ansgar Comm School District	608	$12,691	20.3%	53.0%	30
242	Galva-Holstein Comm School District	484	$12,098	29.7%	53.6%	30
243	Norwalk Comm School District	3,574	$10,513	17.4%	35.1%	29
244	Lewis Central Comm School District	3,022	$11,807	33.9%	48.7%	29
245	Carlisle Comm School District	2,369	$10,562	26.4%	34.0%	29
246	Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School District	2,254	$10,790	15.3%	39.6%	29
247	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	1,729	$12,065	28.4%	52.1%	29
248	Humboldt Comm School District	1,516	$11,358	33.3%	43.2%	29
249	Wilton Comm School District	983	$11,281	26.0%	43.0%	29
250	Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District	779	$11,756	24.7%	51.1%	29
251	Fremont-Mills Comm School District	469	$11,448	30.5%	44.6%	29
252	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	2,731	$10,267	16.3%	37.8%	28
253	Pella Comm School District	2,491	$11,689	14.8%	48.5%	28
254	Atlantic Comm School District	1,603	$11,731	33.3%	52.4%	28
255	West Branch Comm School District	871	$11,971	21.6%	52.0%	28
256	South Hamilton Comm School District	690	$11,897	22.1%	54.0%	28
257	Ankeny Comm School District	12,750	$11,716	17.1%	43.8%	27
258	Mount Vernon Comm School District	1,402	$11,880	14.1%	47.2%	27
259	Hudson Comm School District	866	$11,369	22.7%	41.5%	27
260	Johnston Comm School District	7,487	$11,756	23.5%	46.6%	26
261	Ballard Comm School District	1,969	$11,121	13.9%	43.0%	26
262	Clear Lake Comm School District	1,495	$11,877	27.5%	56.4%	26
263	West Marshall Comm School District	970	$10,292	25.0%	43.7%	26
264	Lynnville-Sully Comm School District	546	$11,370	18.7%	50.5%	26
265	Springville Comm School District	438	$11,445	20.9%	51.4%	26
266	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	5,803	$10,458	9.3%	39.7%	25
267	North Polk Comm School District	2,243	$11,296	8.0%	39.6%	25
268	Moc-Floyd Valley Comm School District	1,559	$11,325	22.2%	43.0%	25
269	Roland-Story Comm School District	1,125	$11,505	17.5%	44.0%	25
270	Lisbon Comm School District	719	$11,511	17.5%	49.6%	25
271	Stanton Comm School District	290	$11,302	32.4%	42.7%	25
272	Benton Comm School District	1,702	$10,929	19.6%	40.9%	24
273	Denver Comm School District	995	$10,638	10.2%	38.5%	24
274	Bellevue Comm School District	805	$10,712	19.4%	43.5%	24
275	Underwood Comm School District	833	$11,339	13.1%	45.2%	23
276	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	725	$10,115	24.9%	42.5%	23
277	Waukee Comm School District	13,082	$11,578	15.7%	49.3%	22
278	West Lyon Comm School District	996	$11,202	18.0%	41.4%	22
279	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	718	$11,140	19.0%	46.3%	21
280	East Marshall Comm School District	713	$11,264	32.1%	58.2%	21
281	Earlham Comm School District	635	$11,053	15.0%	42.3%	21
282	Baxter Comm School District	486	$11,568	24.4%	46.3%	21
283	Alburnett Comm School District	810	$11,536	16.4%	52.6%	20
284	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	3,767	$10,874	15.7%	45.8%	19
285	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District	980	$11,544	21.8%	58.8%	19
286	Mediapolis Comm School District	968	$10,901	24.5%	43.8%	19
287	West Burlington Ind School District	916	$10,413	34.4%	57.1%	18
288	United Comm School District	361	$10,423	19.7%	66.1%	18
289	Jesup Comm School District	1,069	$10,616	18.8%	42.6%	17
290	Solon Comm School District	1,523	$10,585	5.9%	46.1%	15
291	Spirit Lake Comm School District	1,304	$11,634	22.2%	67.6%	15
292	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	395	$11,249	34.1%	56.4%	15
293	Harris-Lake Park Comm School District	332	$11,026	26.0%	60.0%	15
294	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	243	$11,393	32.4%	55.4%	15
295	Janesville Consolidated School District	504	$10,471	18.2%	45.1%	14
296	Central Lee Comm School District	1,250	$10,698	33.8%	50.3%	13
297	Gilbert Comm School District	1,697	$10,998	6.8%	50.0%	12
298	Ogden Comm School District	758	$10,912	19.2%	54.2%	12
299	Van Meter Comm School District	1,090	$9,282	5.3%	47.1%	9
300	Hinton Comm School District	842	$10,894	11.7%	57.4%	8
301	Treynor Comm School District	795	$10,777	10.2%	55.1%	6
302	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	1,485	$9,894	34.7%	63.1%	3
303	Cam Comm School District	1,441	$9,304	32.4%	74.4%	1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024), which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the spending differences the score captures; our methodology documents each weight:

Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)

Higher spending relative to peers

Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)

Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest

Funding Diversity (0-25)

Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support

Resource Access (0-25)

Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.