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.

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 10, 2026

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State avg score: 49
National avg score: 303
Districts ranked

The equity picture in one line

Seymour Comm School District ranks first in Iowa for funding equity at 96/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

96/100
top score (Seymour Comm School District): $14,618
per-pupil spending in the top district: 56
districts scoring 70 or higher: 53
districts below 30

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