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, Education-data publisher · August 26, 2026

The equity picture in one line

Seymour Comm School District ranks first in Iowa for funding equity at 97/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.

97/100
top score (Seymour Comm School District): $17,220
per-pupil spending in the top district: 55
districts scoring 70 or higher: 57
districts below 30

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Seymour Comm School District	223	$17,220	53.0%	34.6%	97
2	Tri-County Comm School District	211	$17,351	38.0%	38.0%	90
3	Burlington Comm School District	3,334	$14,619	59.5%	26.3%	89
4	Van Buren County Comm School District	867	$14,130	53.3%	35.0%	89
5	Postville Comm School District	694	$14,210	48.7%	28.2%	89
6	Waterloo Comm School District	10,645	$14,490	62.3%	23.0%	87
7	Clinton Comm School District	3,444	$13,837	53.9%	29.0%	87
8	Washington Comm School District	1,673	$15,239	43.5%	35.7%	87
9	Maquoketa Comm School District	1,314	$13,996	48.3%	36.4%	86
10	Central Decatur Comm School District	697	$13,664	58.4%	26.4%	86
11	East Union Comm School District	495	$15,240	46.6%	41.2%	85
12	West Sioux Comm School District	779	$13,842	47.6%	34.6%	84
13	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	697	$14,075	46.1%	40.3%	84
14	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	540	$15,117	34.8%	41.1%	84
15	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	30,739	$15,286	70.4%	29.4%	83
16	Council Bluffs Comm School District	8,784	$15,071	47.7%	30.2%	83
17	River Valley Comm School District	342	$15,605	49.9%	47.7%	82
18	Perry Comm School District	1,812	$13,778	50.4%	29.3%	81
19	Charles City Comm School District	1,541	$14,332	50.2%	32.7%	81
20	Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist	1,219	$13,786	42.3%	39.2%	81
21	Southeast Warren Comm School District	455	$15,912	24.9%	37.5%	81
22	Tripoli Comm School District	389	$14,578	33.5%	39.6%	81
23	Newton Comm School District	2,857	$14,130	52.0%	32.4%	80
24	Fairfield Comm School District	1,525	$14,534	41.8%	42.1%	80
25	Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District	1,060	$13,925	36.1%	40.5%	80
26	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	1,573	$17,121	28.6%	41.2%	79
27	North Cedar Comm School District	631	$16,697	37.7%	48.6%	79
28	North Tama County Comm School District	476	$14,443	34.0%	42.8%	79
29	Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District	729	$13,690	38.6%	39.0%	78
30	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	653	$14,655	45.7%	46.8%	78
31	South Tama County	1,488	$13,294	53.2%	29.8%	77
32	Adair-Casey Comm School District	271	$15,834	36.5%	50.9%	77
33	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	15,564	$14,365	52.0%	37.7%	76
34	North Butler Comm School District	567	$14,266	23.4%	41.2%	76
35	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist	394	$14,386	42.1%	47.7%	75
36	Villisca Comm School District	279	$14,695	52.8%	52.6%	75
37	Davenport Comm School District	14,135	$13,995	51.5%	32.7%	74
38	Columbus Comm School District	664	$13,780	57.5%	31.7%	74
39	Bcluw Comm School District	506	$14,322	37.0%	46.4%	74
40	Corning Comm School District	420	$16,060	37.4%	57.0%	74
41	Dubuque Comm School District	10,518	$13,808	39.5%	35.2%	73
42	Griswold Comm School District	431	$14,392	34.7%	48.4%	73
43	Hampton-Dumont Comm School District	1,298	$12,837	50.6%	37.4%	72
44	Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District	414	$14,457	29.5%	47.4%	72
45	Colo-Nesco Comm School District	387	$14,910	34.8%	52.6%	72
46	Essex Comm School District	206	$14,141	50.1%	53.0%	72
47	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	1,852	$12,732	46.3%	35.1%	71
48	Missouri Valley Comm School District	756	$13,434	35.0%	39.3%	71
49	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	354	$15,003	41.4%	55.4%	71
50	Iowa City Comm School District	14,805	$14,290	38.9%	45.7%	70
51	Eagle Grove Comm School District	1,000	$12,600	57.2%	34.7%	70
52	Colfax-Mingo Comm School District	724	$13,637	35.3%	43.1%	70
53	Midland Comm School District	508	$16,234	46.8%	49.7%	70
54	East Mills Comm School District	447	$14,570	32.5%	46.3%	70
55	North Union Comm School District	325	$14,855	39.0%	60.0%	70
56	Knoxville Comm School District	1,674	$13,254	42.5%	34.5%	69
57	Creston Comm School District	1,442	$12,755	43.4%	37.0%	69
58	West Liberty Comm School District	1,284	$12,648	47.1%	28.8%	69
59	Wayne Comm School District	625	$12,872	42.5%	39.5%	69
60	Belle Plaine Comm School District	479	$13,919	28.9%	43.8%	69
61	Sioux City Comm School District	14,989	$12,880	51.1%	19.0%	68
62	Marshalltown Comm School District	5,190	$12,413	59.8%	25.5%	68
63	Muscatine Comm School District	4,688	$12,759	47.3%	29.0%	68
64	Fort Madison Comm School District	1,832	$13,561	52.4%	33.9%	68
65	Keokuk Comm School District	1,790	$13,632	58.0%	22.2%	68
66	Saydel Comm School District	1,337	$15,826	52.3%	64.5%	68
67	Davis County Comm School District	1,263	$13,851	41.3%	34.7%	68
68	Pekin Comm School District	642	$14,832	26.4%	47.5%	68
69	Lenox Comm School District	520	$13,496	46.5%	44.0%	68
70	Easton Valley Comm School District	499	$13,878	31.3%	45.4%	68
71	West Harrison Comm School District	309	$16,515	39.9%	49.4%	68
72	North Kossuth Comm School District	268	$14,877	39.1%	62.7%	68
73	Mason City Comm School District	3,598	$14,852	49.1%	44.1%	67
74	Webster City Comm School District	1,827	$12,872	45.9%	35.2%	67
75	West Delaware County Comm School District	1,380	$13,227	32.7%	41.1%	67
76	Agwsr Comm School District	650	$13,848	34.6%	48.5%	67
77	New London Comm School District	592	$13,233	34.6%	37.8%	67
78	Greene County Comm School District	1,259	$13,485	41.5%	44.6%	66
79	South Central Calhoun Comm School District	916	$12,957	43.0%	44.0%	66
80	Akron Westfield Comm School District	608	$14,145	26.4%	40.3%	66
81	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	582	$13,479	25.4%	37.0%	66
82	English Valleys Comm School District	451	$13,007	40.8%	43.1%	66
83	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District	1,555	$13,599	34.9%	40.1%	65
84	Red Oak Comm School District	1,044	$12,936	54.8%	38.5%	65
85	Wapello Comm School District	541	$14,323	31.6%	39.0%	65
86	Keota Comm School District	321	$13,308	30.5%	45.5%	65
87	Madrid Comm School District	684	$12,694	24.1%	33.3%	64
88	East Buchanan Comm School District	583	$13,350	30.9%	40.3%	64
89	Fort Dodge Comm School District	3,676	$12,486	52.2%	31.4%	63
90	Oelwein Comm School District	1,345	$13,574	51.4%	29.9%	63
91	Chariton Comm School District	1,282	$12,441	47.8%	30.4%	63
92	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont Csd	964	$13,838	31.9%	51.2%	63
93	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	739	$13,907	55.3%	67.7%	63
94	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District	498	$13,361	28.4%	42.9%	63
95	Guthrie Center Comm School District	470	$13,677	26.8%	48.6%	63
96	Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District	453	$13,704	33.0%	41.5%	63
97	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	412	$13,189	35.0%	48.4%	62
98	Storm Lake Comm School District	2,882	$13,044	50.6%	28.1%	61
99	Denison Comm School District	2,264	$12,757	52.1%	21.6%	61
100	Union Comm School District	1,008	$13,149	22.9%	42.2%	61
101	West Central Valley Comm School District	852	$14,052	34.1%	47.5%	61
102	Mount Ayr Comm School District	633	$13,747	35.8%	50.2%	61
103	Moravia Comm School District	382	$12,131	42.0%	38.3%	61
104	Shenandoah Comm School District	1,078	$13,867	30.8%	34.5%	60
105	Ikm-Manning Comm School District	710	$14,038	30.4%	44.7%	60
106	Bedford Comm School District	535	$12,690	37.7%	40.1%	60
107	Dunkerton Comm School District	414	$12,906	34.9%	45.7%	60
108	Schaller-Crestland Comm School District	353	$13,127	39.0%	51.0%	60
109	East Sac County Comm School District	818	$12,890	35.3%	43.8%	59
110	Nodaway Valley Comm School District	621	$13,118	36.0%	43.2%	59
111	Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District	523	$15,011	35.5%	53.3%	59
112	Turkey Valley Comm School District	375	$15,397	30.6%	48.0%	59
113	Carroll Comm School District	1,803	$13,313	34.2%	41.5%	58
114	Central Dewitt School District	1,613	$13,007	27.8%	42.1%	58
115	Starmont Comm School District	584	$13,615	39.3%	37.9%	58
116	Woodbury Central Comm School District	566	$14,196	24.5%	40.1%	58
117	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District	561	$14,005	31.0%	50.4%	58
118	Audubon Comm School District	547	$12,733	34.5%	42.8%	58
119	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District	422	$13,047	44.0%	45.6%	58
120	Boyer Valley Comm School District	420	$13,252	34.5%	47.3%	58
121	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District	386	$15,044	26.1%	62.8%	58
122	Clarksville Comm School District	311	$12,431	26.2%	37.5%	58
123	H-L-V Comm School District	303	$16,964	23.6%	50.4%	58
124	Spencer Comm School District	2,341	$12,460	40.3%	40.2%	57
125	Oskaloosa Comm School District	2,115	$13,366	37.3%	32.9%	57
126	Forest City Comm School District	1,141	$12,578	33.2%	42.3%	57
127	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	809	$13,082	29.3%	42.2%	57
128	West Monona Comm School District	634	$12,885	41.3%	46.0%	57
129	Mormon Trail Comm School District	223	$13,318	49.0%	52.2%	57
130	Camanche Comm School District	995	$13,114	32.8%	48.4%	56
131	Panorama Comm School District	691	$13,861	33.5%	54.3%	56
132	Prairie Valley Comm School District	561	$14,863	34.1%	56.7%	56
133	Central City Comm School District	451	$12,348	28.3%	41.8%	56
134	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	330	$13,042	28.4%	45.9%	56
135	Boone Comm School District	2,019	$12,410	33.5%	37.2%	55
136	Anamosa Comm School District	1,193	$11,945	36.5%	38.1%	55
137	Monticello Comm School District	1,035	$13,143	26.6%	41.8%	55
138	Alta-Aurelia Comm School District	837	$12,724	32.2%	42.6%	55
139	Waco Comm School District	505	$12,226	43.0%	40.3%	55
140	Marion Independent School District	2,229	$13,528	36.2%	47.7%	54
141	Clarke Comm School District	1,358	$11,791	47.6%	30.8%	54
142	Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District	815	$12,594	34.4%	40.9%	54
143	North Iowa Comm School District	480	$13,963	33.0%	53.8%	54
144	Riceville Comm School District	406	$13,631	35.5%	55.6%	54
145	West Des Moines Comm School District	9,225	$13,914	34.1%	51.0%	53
146	Mid-Prairie Comm School District	1,446	$13,373	20.0%	45.6%	53
147	North Fayette Valley Comm School District	1,107	$13,289	30.9%	37.1%	53
148	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District	1,071	$13,007	47.1%	46.3%	53
149	South O'brien Comm School District	576	$13,648	29.1%	60.3%	53
150	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District	516	$12,795	25.4%	46.7%	53
151	Gmg Comm School District	478	$13,138	38.7%	64.1%	53
152	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	663	$12,707	39.4%	54.7%	52
153	Sidney Comm School District	512	$12,639	37.0%	49.9%	52
154	Decorah Community School District	1,663	$13,253	21.8%	47.6%	51
155	Riverside Comm School District	693	$13,498	33.6%	49.3%	51
156	Eastern Allamakee Comm School District	330	$14,673	34.8%	49.7%	51
157	Remsen-Union Comm School District	310	$15,626	31.2%	59.1%	51
158	Linn-Mar Comm School District	7,690	$12,833	20.4%	41.3%	50
159	Albia Comm School District	1,120	$12,896	29.7%	28.5%	50
160	Dike-New Hartford Comm School District	945	$13,499	16.9%	40.6%	50
161	Tipton Comm School District	941	$12,086	28.0%	39.7%	50
162	West Fork Comm School District	776	$12,657	29.7%	46.7%	50
163	South Winneshiek Comm School District	549	$13,368	22.6%	44.0%	50
164	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District	436	$12,502	43.4%	40.0%	50
165	Twin Cedars Comm School District	358	$12,235	41.5%	45.8%	50
166	Ottumwa Comm School District	4,990	$12,314	44.7%	19.3%	49
167	Iowa Falls Comm School District	1,278	$11,825	33.1%	38.5%	49
168	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District	876	$12,131	23.9%	38.8%	49
169	Fremont-Mills Comm School District	469	$13,484	30.5%	44.6%	49
170	Iowa Valley Comm School District	547	$12,214	31.6%	38.0%	48
171	Sheldon Comm School District	1,196	$11,849	32.6%	37.8%	47
172	Clarinda Comm School District	1,062	$12,124	35.3%	36.6%	47
173	Boyden-Hull Comm School District	630	$12,662	27.9%	45.6%	47
174	Woodbine Comm School District	534	$13,300	30.4%	45.0%	47
175	Glidden-Ralston Comm School District	386	$13,337	24.8%	50.9%	47
176	Central Springs Comm School District	813	$12,820	32.6%	44.1%	46
177	Grundy Center Comm School District	773	$12,215	23.7%	41.8%	46
178	Southeast Polk Comm School District	7,397	$12,583	31.7%	37.9%	45
179	Williamsburg Comm School District	1,269	$12,320	22.1%	42.7%	45
180	Central Lyon Comm School District	796	$12,492	19.1%	41.6%	45
181	Sigourney Comm School District	593	$12,164	31.6%	33.3%	45
182	Lamoni Comm School District	380	$11,442	49.4%	34.0%	45
183	Harlan Comm School District	1,514	$12,411	33.4%	39.7%	44
184	Allamakee Comm School District	1,164	$12,277	30.1%	39.2%	44
185	Danville Comm School District	662	$12,885	29.4%	50.1%	44
186	Winterset Comm School District	1,683	$12,275	27.8%	41.4%	43
187	Nevada Comm School District	1,542	$12,613	28.4%	42.7%	43
188	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District	960	$13,452	35.9%	46.5%	43
189	Emmetsburg Comm School District	790	$12,867	36.1%	49.9%	43
190	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	709	$13,103	20.3%	41.8%	43
191	North Linn Comm School District	535	$11,950	17.9%	40.9%	43
192	Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District	391	$12,348	39.0%	43.9%	43
193	College Comm School District	5,740	$12,990	34.9%	50.5%	42
194	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	1,466	$11,815	15.3%	39.4%	42
195	Centerville Comm School District	1,357	$11,550	40.9%	27.5%	42
196	Pcm Comm School District	1,130	$11,871	22.8%	40.4%	41
197	Interstate 35 Comm School District	842	$13,504	21.2%	44.2%	41
198	Ahstw Comm School District	776	$12,863	31.1%	50.3%	41
199	Highland Comm School District	565	$12,598	18.2%	49.1%	41
200	Ames Comm School District	4,678	$13,278	29.8%	57.7%	40
201	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	3,061	$12,575	22.9%	51.6%	40
202	Osage Comm School District	1,000	$12,267	27.1%	39.7%	40
203	Mfl Marmac Comm School District	894	$12,162	26.4%	39.2%	40
204	Sioux Central Comm School District	656	$14,034	23.8%	55.2%	40
205	Central Comm School District	473	$12,478	32.3%	42.8%	40
206	Cedar Falls Comm School District	5,892	$11,609	28.5%	39.2%	39
207	Urbandale Comm School District	4,308	$12,546	35.1%	54.0%	39
208	Cardinal Comm School District	1,074	$12,118	48.1%	48.9%	39
209	Lake Mills Comm School District	671	$12,708	27.1%	48.6%	39
210	West Hancock Comm School District	599	$12,275	29.3%	45.0%	39
211	Northwood-Kensett Comm School District	594	$12,357	29.0%	51.2%	39
212	Newell-Fonda Comm School District	578	$13,061	36.6%	53.0%	39
213	Lone Tree Comm School District	428	$12,091	22.7%	50.2%	39
214	West Central Comm School District	321	$12,399	41.0%	55.6%	39
215	Independence Comm School District	1,496	$12,274	31.0%	37.9%	38
216	Woodward-Granger Comm School District	1,217	$13,620	14.3%	46.6%	38
217	New Hampton Comm School District	1,038	$12,781	26.5%	46.8%	38
218	Westwood Comm School District	625	$12,930	31.0%	49.8%	38
219	Bettendorf Comm School District	4,633	$11,724	32.5%	41.6%	37
220	North Scott Comm School District	3,463	$11,388	23.5%	38.7%	37
221	Glenwood Comm School District	2,071	$12,120	30.6%	39.6%	37
222	Montezuma Comm School District	493	$12,059	27.7%	54.3%	37
223	Western Dubuque Comm School District	3,742	$11,836	21.7%	42.9%	36
224	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	2,394	$12,423	23.2%	39.8%	36
225	Cherokee Comm School District	1,200	$11,203	34.0%	39.5%	36
226	Indianola Comm School District	3,665	$11,822	27.2%	39.7%	35
227	Northeast Comm School District	868	$12,421	27.4%	57.5%	35
228	Le Mars Comm School District	2,309	$11,576	35.1%	35.0%	34
229	Rock Valley Comm School District	976	$12,017	34.8%	40.6%	34
230	Durant Comm School District	683	$12,129	26.5%	47.0%	34
231	Algona Comm School District	1,592	$12,934	28.0%	48.9%	33
232	George-Little Rock Comm School District	426	$12,192	34.5%	50.0%	33
233	Tri-Center Comm School District	724	$11,880	22.0%	39.8%	32
234	East Marshall Comm School District	713	$12,516	32.1%	58.2%	32
235	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	2,731	$11,454	16.3%	37.8%	31
236	Carlisle Comm School District	2,369	$11,218	26.4%	34.0%	31
237	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	1,729	$12,621	28.4%	52.1%	31
238	Humboldt Comm School District	1,516	$11,884	33.3%	43.2%	31
239	Mount Vernon Comm School District	1,402	$12,721	14.1%	47.2%	31
240	North Mahaska Comm School District	616	$11,807	28.3%	52.4%	31
241	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District	377	$12,955	31.6%	60.8%	31
242	Norwalk Comm School District	3,574	$11,287	17.4%	35.1%	30
243	Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School District	2,254	$11,402	15.3%	39.6%	30
244	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	705	$12,508	21.0%	43.9%	30
245	Galva-Holstein Comm School District	484	$12,568	29.7%	53.6%	30
246	Murray Comm School District	298	$11,795	32.9%	41.5%	30
247	Pella Comm School District	2,491	$12,217	14.8%	48.5%	29
248	Sioux Center Comm School District	1,725	$11,474	34.3%	45.4%	29
249	Moc-Floyd Valley Comm School District	1,559	$12,216	22.2%	43.0%	29
250	Underwood Comm School District	833	$12,420	13.1%	45.2%	29
251	South Hamilton Comm School District	690	$12,459	22.1%	54.0%	29
252	Springville Comm School District	438	$12,210	20.9%	51.4%	29
253	Johnston Comm School District	7,487	$12,286	23.5%	46.6%	28
254	Lewis Central Comm School District	3,022	$12,259	33.9%	48.7%	28
255	Wilton Comm School District	983	$11,632	26.0%	43.0%	28
256	West Marshall Comm School District	970	$11,199	25.0%	43.7%	28
257	Pleasantville Comm School District	779	$11,675	27.8%	40.6%	28
258	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	580	$11,752	17.5%	48.1%	28
259	Ankeny Comm School District	12,750	$12,127	17.1%	43.8%	27
260	Ballard Comm School District	1,969	$11,725	13.9%	43.0%	27
261	Atlantic Comm School District	1,603	$12,155	33.3%	52.4%	27
262	Stanton Comm School District	290	$11,876	32.4%	42.7%	27
263	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	5,803	$10,618	9.3%	39.7%	25
264	Okoboji Comm School District	1,244	$11,777	32.7%	79.0%	25
265	Lisbon Comm School District	719	$12,102	17.5%	49.6%	25
266	St Ansgar Comm School District	608	$12,762	20.3%	53.0%	25
267	Lynnville-Sully Comm School District	546	$11,749	18.7%	50.5%	25
268	Baxter Comm School District	486	$12,296	24.4%	46.3%	25
269	North Polk Comm School District	2,243	$11,506	8.0%	39.6%	24
270	West Branch Comm School District	871	$12,125	21.6%	52.0%	24
271	Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District	779	$11,757	24.7%	51.1%	24
272	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	725	$10,742	24.9%	42.5%	24
273	Denver Comm School District	995	$10,741	10.2%	38.5%	23
274	Benton Comm School District	1,702	$10,914	19.6%	40.9%	22
275	Hudson Comm School District	866	$11,119	22.7%	41.5%	22
276	Bellevue Comm School District	805	$10,786	19.4%	43.5%	22
277	Harris-Lake Park Comm School District	332	$12,154	26.0%	60.0%	22
278	Waukee Comm School District	13,082	$11,927	15.7%	49.3%	21
279	Roland-Story Comm School District	1,125	$11,491	17.5%	44.0%	21
280	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	718	$11,483	19.0%	46.3%	21
281	United Comm School District	361	$11,546	19.7%	66.1%	21
282	West Lyon Comm School District	996	$11,291	18.0%	41.4%	20
283	Earlham Comm School District	635	$11,283	15.0%	42.3%	20
284	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	3,767	$11,347	15.7%	45.8%	19
285	Clear Lake Comm School District	1,495	$11,859	27.5%	56.4%	19
286	West Burlington Ind School District	916	$10,805	34.4%	57.1%	19
287	Mediapolis Comm School District	968	$11,170	24.5%	43.8%	18
288	Jesup Comm School District	1,069	$11,152	18.8%	42.6%	17
289	Ogden Comm School District	758	$12,036	19.2%	54.2%	17
290	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District	980	$11,689	21.8%	58.8%	16
291	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	243	$11,881	32.4%	55.4%	16
292	Gilbert Comm School District	1,697	$11,902	6.8%	50.0%	15
293	Solon Comm School District	1,523	$10,891	5.9%	46.1%	15
294	Alburnett Comm School District	810	$11,010	16.4%	52.6%	14
295	Central Lee Comm School District	1,250	$11,176	33.8%	50.3%	13
296	Janesville Consolidated School District	504	$10,558	18.2%	45.1%	13
297	Spirit Lake Comm School District	1,304	$11,816	22.2%	67.6%	12
298	Hinton Comm School District	842	$11,633	11.7%	57.4%	10
299	Van Meter Comm School District	1,090	$9,683	5.3%	47.1%	9
300	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	395	$10,663	34.1%	56.4%	8
301	Treynor Comm School District	795	$11,104	10.2%	55.1%	6
302	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	1,485	$10,025	34.7%	63.1%	3
303	Cam Comm School District	1,441	$7,413	32.4%	74.4%	0

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 2022-23), 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.