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).

School Funding Equity in Iowa

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

303 districts ranked by equity score — how equitably is school funding distributed? Equity is computed from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states. See our methodology.

State Avg Score

National Avg Score

Highly Equitable (70+)

Low Equity (<30)

#	District	Enrollment	$/Pupil	Free Lunch	Local Rev %	Score
1	Seymour Comm School District	223	$19,904	53.0%	34.6%	93
2	Clinton Comm School District	3,444	$19,960	53.9%	29.0%	92
3	Madrid Comm School District	684	$19,337	24.1%	33.3%	87
4	Perry Comm School District	1,812	$19,367	50.4%	29.3%	86
5	Knoxville Comm School District	1,674	$25,582	42.5%	34.5%	84
6	Van Buren County Comm School District	867	$17,236	53.3%	35.0%	84
7	Eldora-New Providence Comm School District	540	$20,832	34.8%	41.1%	84
8	Colfax-Mingo Comm School District	724	$25,766	35.3%	43.1%	83
9	Waterloo Comm School District	10,645	$16,839	62.3%	23.0%	82
10	Belmond-Klemme Comm School District	697	$17,670	46.1%	40.3%	82
11	Lenox Comm School District	520	$31,497	46.5%	44.0%	82
12	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	412	$31,096	35.0%	48.4%	81
13	Washington Comm School District	1,673	$18,226	43.5%	35.7%	80
14	Postville Comm School District	694	$15,797	48.7%	28.2%	80
15	North Linn Comm School District	535	$20,687	17.9%	40.9%	80
16	Southeast Warren Comm School District	455	$17,922	24.9%	37.5%	80
17	Burlington Comm School District	3,334	$16,738	59.5%	26.3%	79
18	Boone Comm School District	2,019	$19,600	33.5%	37.2%	79
19	Fort Madison Comm School District	1,832	$16,730	52.4%	33.9%	79
20	West Delaware County Comm School District	1,380	$19,634	32.7%	41.1%	79
21	Tri-County Comm School District	211	$22,146	38.0%	38.0%	79
22	East Sac County Comm School District	818	$22,307	35.3%	43.8%	78
23	East Union Comm School District	495	$18,793	46.6%	41.2%	78
24	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	387	$32,980	34.8%	52.6%	78
25	Audubon Comm School District	547	$19,024	34.5%	42.8%	77
26	Easton Valley Comm School District	499	$20,823	31.3%	45.4%	77
27	East Mills Comm School District	447	$23,051	32.5%	46.3%	77
28	Dike-New Hartford Comm School District	945	$26,620	16.9%	40.6%	76
29	Waco Comm School District	505	$16,637	43.0%	40.3%	76
30	Villisca Comm School District	279	$21,120	52.8%	52.6%	75
31	Adair-Casey Comm School District	271	$19,830	36.5%	50.9%	74
32	Mormon Trail Comm School District	223	$52,364	49.0%	52.2%	74
33	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District	1,559	$23,653	22.2%	43.0%	73
34	Maquoketa Comm School District	1,314	$15,322	48.3%	36.4%	73
35	Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District	414	$18,862	29.5%	47.4%	73
36	Tripoli Comm School District	389	$16,613	33.5%	39.6%	73
37	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	15,564	$17,848	52.0%	37.7%	72
38	Cedar Falls Comm School District	5,892	$18,542	28.5%	39.2%	72
39	Oelwein Comm School District	1,345	$23,593	51.4%	29.9%	72
40	Saydel Comm School District	1,337	$27,921	52.3%	64.5%	72
41	Hampton-Dumont Comm School District	1,298	$15,596	50.6%	37.4%	72
42	River Valley Comm School District	342	$17,229	49.9%	47.7%	72
43	Essex Comm School District	206	$19,010	50.1%	53.0%	72
44	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	30,739	$16,255	70.4%	29.4%	71
45	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	1,852	$15,302	46.3%	35.1%	71
46	Fairfield Comm School District	1,525	$16,790	41.8%	42.1%	71
47	South Central Calhoun Comm School District	916	$16,684	43.0%	44.0%	71
48	Columbus Comm School District	664	$15,734	57.5%	31.7%	71
49	Sidney Comm School District	512	$25,650	37.0%	49.9%	71
50	Council Bluffs Comm School District	8,784	$16,761	47.7%	30.2%	70
51	Charles City Comm School District	1,541	$15,631	50.2%	32.7%	70
52	Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District	1,060	$18,233	36.1%	40.5%	70
53	Denver Comm School District	995	$24,884	10.2%	38.5%	70
54	West Sioux Comm School District	779	$15,010	47.6%	34.6%	70
55	AGWSR Comm School District	650	$18,435	34.6%	48.5%	70
56	North Cedar Comm School District	631	$19,497	37.7%	48.6%	70
57	North Union Comm School District	325	$21,013	39.0%	60.0%	70
58	Marshalltown Comm School District	5,190	$14,701	59.8%	25.5%	69
59	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District	498	$17,048	28.4%	42.9%	69
60	Corning Comm School District	420	$19,200	37.4%	57.0%	69
61	Dubuque Comm School District	10,518	$16,003	39.5%	35.2%	68
62	Newton Comm School District	2,857	$14,502	52.0%	32.4%	68
63	Centerville Comm School District	1,357	$17,939	40.9%	27.5%	68
64	Anamosa Comm School District	1,193	$15,889	36.5%	38.1%	68
65	Midland Comm School District	508	$18,656	46.8%	49.7%	68
66	Moravia Comm School District	382	$15,294	42.0%	38.3%	68
67	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District	663	$18,386	39.4%	54.7%	67
68	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District	653	$16,256	45.7%	46.8%	67
69	Bedford Comm School District	535	$16,520	37.7%	40.1%	67
70	College Comm School District	5,740	$22,009	34.9%	50.5%	66
71	Central Decatur Comm School District	697	$14,377	58.4%	26.4%	66
72	Central City Comm School District	451	$15,919	28.3%	41.8%	66
73	Storm Lake Comm School District	2,882	$15,812	50.6%	28.1%	65
74	Missouri Valley Comm School District	756	$15,380	35.0%	39.3%	65
75	BCLUW Comm School District	506	$16,518	37.0%	46.4%	65
76	Belle Plaine Comm School District	479	$16,572	28.9%	43.8%	65
77	Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist	394	$16,224	42.1%	47.7%	65
78	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	330	$17,721	28.4%	45.9%	65
79	Mason City Comm School District	3,598	$20,634	49.1%	44.1%	64
80	Keokuk Comm School District	1,790	$16,409	58.0%	22.2%	64
81	Greene County Comm School District	1,259	$16,318	41.5%	44.6%	64
82	Eagle Grove Comm School District	1,000	$13,966	57.2%	34.7%	64
83	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District	386	$25,761	26.1%	62.8%	64
84	Clarksville Comm School District	311	$15,464	26.2%	37.5%	64
85	North Kossuth Comm School District	268	$18,742	39.1%	62.7%	64
86	Southeast Polk Comm School District	7,397	$17,121	31.7%	37.9%	63
87	Fort Dodge Comm School District	3,676	$15,633	52.2%	31.4%	63
88	Nevada Comm School District	1,542	$18,036	28.4%	42.7%	63
89	South Tama County	1,488	$14,888	53.2%	29.8%	63
90	Creston Comm School District	1,442	$14,810	43.4%	37.0%	63
91	Nodaway Valley Comm School District	621	$16,177	36.0%	43.2%	63
92	Iowa City Comm School District	14,805	$16,397	38.9%	45.7%	62
93	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	2,731	$18,298	16.3%	37.8%	62
94	Oskaloosa Comm School District	2,115	$17,575	37.3%	32.9%	62
95	Clarke Comm School District	1,358	$14,920	47.6%	30.8%	62
96	Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist	1,219	$14,412	42.3%	39.2%	62
97	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District	1,071	$22,365	47.1%	46.3%	62
98	Northwood-Kensett Comm School District	594	$21,134	29.0%	51.2%	62
99	Guthrie Center Comm School District	470	$16,656	26.8%	48.6%	62
100	Griswold Comm School District	431	$16,220	34.7%	48.4%	62
101	Davenport Comm School District	14,135	$14,427	51.5%	32.7%	61
102	Webster City Comm School District	1,827	$14,754	45.9%	35.2%	61
103	North Fayette Valley Comm School District	1,107	$17,423	30.9%	37.1%	61
104	Camanche Comm School District	995	$17,082	32.8%	48.4%	61
105	Alburnett Comm School District	810	$23,678	16.4%	52.6%	61
106	Woodbury Central Comm School District	566	$18,325	24.5%	40.1%	61
107	Galva-Holstein Comm School District	484	$20,557	29.7%	53.6%	61
108	Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District	729	$14,647	38.6%	39.0%	60
109	Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District	582	$14,973	25.4%	37.0%	60
110	Graettinger-Terril Comm School District	354	$19,331	41.4%	55.4%	60
111	Ames Comm School District	4,678	$22,143	29.8%	57.7%	59
112	North Polk Comm School District	2,243	$20,014	8.0%	39.6%	59
113	Marion Independent School District	2,229	$18,209	36.2%	47.7%	59
114	West Branch Comm School District	871	$21,773	21.6%	52.0%	59
115	West Monona Comm School District	634	$15,759	41.3%	46.0%	59
116	North Butler Comm School District	567	$14,898	23.4%	41.2%	59
117	Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District	453	$16,668	33.0%	41.5%	59
118	Pleasantville Comm School District	779	$17,603	27.8%	40.6%	58
119	North Tama County Comm School District	476	$14,613	34.0%	42.8%	58
120	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District	1,555	$15,019	34.9%	40.1%	57
121	Wayne Comm School District	625	$14,131	42.5%	39.5%	57
122	East Buchanan Comm School District	583	$15,796	30.9%	40.3%	57
123	Riceville Comm School District	406	$16,485	35.5%	55.6%	57
124	United Comm School District	361	$24,189	19.7%	66.1%	57
125	Norwalk Comm School District	3,574	$16,901	17.4%	35.1%	56
126	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District	960	$21,326	35.9%	46.5%	56
127	Alta-Aurelia Comm School District	837	$15,444	32.2%	42.6%	56
128	New London Comm School District	592	$14,051	34.6%	37.8%	56
129	North Iowa Comm School District	480	$18,164	33.0%	53.8%	56
130	Schaller-Crestland Comm School District	353	$16,507	39.0%	51.0%	56
131	West Harrison Comm School District	309	$18,714	39.9%	49.4%	56
132	Ottumwa Comm School District	4,990	$15,380	44.7%	19.3%	55
133	Urbandale Comm School District	4,308	$18,269	35.1%	54.0%	55
134	Chariton Comm School District	1,282	$13,267	47.8%	30.4%	55
135	IKM-Manning Comm School District	710	$16,620	30.4%	44.7%	55
136	Starmont Comm School District	584	$16,530	39.3%	37.9%	55
137	West Des Moines Comm School District	9,225	$17,877	34.1%	51.0%	54
138	Davis County Comm School District	1,263	$15,682	41.3%	34.7%	54
139	Akron Westfield Comm School District	608	$15,891	26.4%	40.3%	54
140	South O'Brien Comm School District	576	$16,955	29.1%	60.3%	54
141	English Valleys Comm School District	451	$14,905	40.8%	43.1%	54
142	Dunkerton Comm School District	414	$14,562	34.9%	45.7%	54
143	Muscatine Comm School District	4,688	$13,567	47.3%	29.0%	53
144	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District	436	$14,974	43.4%	40.0%	53
145	Keota Comm School District	321	$14,460	30.5%	45.5%	53
146	Denison Comm School District	2,264	$14,265	52.1%	21.6%	52
147	Prairie Valley Comm School District	561	$17,877	34.1%	56.7%	52
148	Wapello Comm School District	541	$16,339	31.6%	39.0%	52
149	Woodbine Comm School District	534	$16,352	30.4%	45.0%	52
150	Springville Comm School District	438	$16,351	20.9%	51.4%	52
151	West Central Comm School District	321	$15,770	41.0%	55.6%	52
152	Sioux City Comm School District	14,989	$13,518	51.1%	19.0%	51
153	West Liberty Comm School District	1,284	$13,302	47.1%	28.8%	51
154	Sheldon Comm School District	1,196	$13,751	32.6%	37.8%	51
155	Pocahontas Area Comm School District	739	$15,877	55.3%	67.7%	51
156	Sigourney Comm School District	593	$14,755	31.6%	33.3%	51
157	Atlantic Comm School District	1,603	$17,910	33.3%	52.4%	50
158	Clear Lake Comm School District	1,495	$19,501	27.5%	56.4%	50
159	Iowa Falls Comm School District	1,278	$13,974	33.1%	38.5%	50
160	Monticello Comm School District	1,035	$14,734	26.6%	41.8%	50
161	South Winneshiek Comm School District	549	$16,274	22.6%	44.0%	50
162	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District	377	$20,776	31.6%	60.8%	50
163	Forest City Comm School District	1,141	$13,755	33.2%	42.3%	49
164	Shenandoah Comm School District	1,078	$15,885	30.8%	34.5%	49
165	Pekin Comm School District	642	$16,610	26.4%	47.5%	49
166	North Mahaska Comm School District	616	$16,753	28.3%	52.4%	49
167	Lynnville-Sully Comm School District	546	$17,170	18.7%	50.5%	49
168	Boyer Valley Comm School District	420	$14,547	34.5%	47.3%	49
169	Turkey Valley Comm School District	375	$16,989	30.6%	48.0%	49
170	Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District	1,573	$14,439	28.6%	41.2%	48
171	Union Comm School District	1,008	$13,968	22.9%	42.2%	48
172	Lewis Central Comm School District	3,022	$17,032	33.9%	48.7%	47
173	Okoboji Comm School District	1,244	$16,836	32.7%	79.0%	47
174	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	964	$14,801	31.9%	51.2%	47
175	West Fork Comm School District	776	$14,754	29.7%	46.7%	47
176	Highland Comm School District	565	$16,032	18.2%	49.1%	47
177	Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District	523	$16,435	35.5%	53.3%	47
178	Central Comm School District	473	$15,874	32.3%	42.8%	47
179	Linn-Mar Comm School District	7,690	$14,689	20.4%	41.3%	46
180	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District	516	$14,203	25.4%	46.7%	46
181	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District	422	$14,456	44.0%	45.6%	46
182	Waukee Comm School District	13,082	$18,190	15.7%	49.3%	45
183	Spencer Comm School District	2,341	$13,680	40.3%	40.2%	45
184	Decorah Community School District	1,663	$15,164	21.8%	47.6%	45
185	Grundy Center Comm School District	773	$13,458	23.7%	41.8%	45
186	Riverside Comm School District	693	$16,087	33.6%	49.3%	45
187	Mount Ayr Comm School District	633	$15,132	35.8%	50.2%	45
188	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	3,061	$15,940	22.9%	51.6%	44
189	Sioux Center Comm School District	1,725	$14,766	34.3%	45.4%	44
190	Central DeWitt School District	1,613	$13,623	27.8%	42.1%	44
191	Cherokee Comm School District	1,200	$14,193	34.0%	39.5%	44
192	MFL MarMac Comm School District	894	$14,142	26.4%	39.2%	44
193	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District	561	$14,749	31.0%	50.4%	44
194	H-L-V Comm School District	303	$17,824	23.6%	50.4%	44
195	Mid-Prairie Comm School District	1,446	$14,970	20.0%	45.6%	43
196	Allamakee Comm School District	1,164	$14,050	30.1%	39.2%	43
197	Twin Cedars Comm School District	358	$14,827	41.5%	45.8%	43
198	PCM Comm School District	1,130	$13,675	22.8%	40.4%	42
199	Red Oak Comm School District	1,044	$13,951	54.8%	38.5%	42
200	Tipton Comm School District	941	$13,402	28.0%	39.7%	42
201	Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District	815	$13,071	34.4%	40.9%	42
202	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District	809	$13,723	29.3%	42.2%	42
203	GMG Comm School District	478	$14,213	38.7%	64.1%	42
204	Lamoni Comm School District	380	$13,664	49.4%	34.0%	42
205	New Hampton Comm School District	1,038	$14,231	26.5%	46.8%	41
206	Boyden-Hull Comm School District	630	$14,504	27.9%	45.6%	41
207	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	2,394	$14,989	23.2%	39.8%	40
208	Clarinda Comm School District	1,062	$12,699	35.3%	36.6%	40
209	West Central Valley Comm School District	852	$14,076	34.1%	47.5%	40
210	Lisbon Comm School District	719	$15,051	17.5%	49.6%	40
211	West Hancock Comm School District	599	$13,884	29.3%	45.0%	40
212	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	2,254	$14,398	15.3%	39.6%	39
213	Independence Comm School District	1,496	$14,430	31.0%	37.9%	39
214	Williamsburg Comm School District	1,269	$13,294	22.1%	42.7%	39
215	Central Lyon Comm School District	796	$13,628	19.1%	41.6%	39
216	Iowa Valley Comm School District	547	$12,718	31.6%	38.0%	39
217	Eastern Allamakee Comm School District	330	$16,347	34.8%	49.7%	39
218	West Marshall Comm School District	970	$14,618	25.0%	43.7%	38
219	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District	876	$12,501	23.9%	38.8%	38
220	Interstate 35 Comm School District	842	$14,519	21.2%	44.2%	38
221	Central Springs Comm School District	813	$14,704	32.6%	44.1%	38
222	Glidden-Ralston Comm School District	386	$14,327	24.8%	50.9%	38
223	Carroll Comm School District	1,803	$13,843	34.2%	41.5%	37
224	Albia Comm School District	1,120	$13,663	29.7%	28.5%	37
225	Panorama Comm School District	691	$14,654	33.5%	54.3%	37
226	North Scott Comm School District	3,463	$13,359	23.5%	38.7%	36
227	Glenwood Comm School District	2,071	$13,939	30.6%	39.6%	36
228	Woodward-Granger Comm School District	1,217	$15,776	14.3%	46.6%	36
229	Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District	580	$15,431	17.5%	48.1%	36
230	Winterset Comm School District	1,683	$13,278	27.8%	41.4%	35
231	Algona Comm School District	1,592	$15,620	28.0%	48.9%	35
232	Cardinal Comm School District	1,074	$13,394	48.1%	48.9%	35
233	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	709	$14,415	20.3%	41.8%	35
234	George-Little Rock Comm School District	426	$14,587	34.5%	50.0%	35
235	Remsen-Union Comm School District	310	$16,261	31.2%	59.1%	35
236	Murray Comm School District	298	$13,616	32.9%	41.5%	35
237	AHSTW Comm School District	776	$14,556	31.1%	50.3%	34
238	Danville Comm School District	662	$13,937	29.4%	50.1%	34
239	Westwood Comm School District	625	$15,461	31.0%	49.8%	34
240	Western Dubuque Comm School District	3,742	$12,535	21.7%	42.9%	33
241	Center Point-Urbana Comm School District	1,466	$12,564	15.3%	39.4%	33
242	Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District	391	$13,457	39.0%	43.9%	33
243	Bettendorf Comm School District	4,633	$13,126	32.5%	41.6%	32
244	Osage Comm School District	1,000	$12,843	27.1%	39.7%	32
245	Newell-Fonda Comm School District	578	$15,228	36.6%	53.0%	32
246	Montezuma Comm School District	493	$13,222	27.7%	54.3%	32
247	Ar-We-Va Comm School District	243	$16,116	32.4%	55.4%	32
248	Indianola Comm School District	3,665	$13,142	27.2%	39.7%	31
249	Harlan Comm School District	1,514	$13,036	33.4%	39.7%	31
250	Central Lee Comm School District	1,250	$14,994	33.8%	50.3%	31
251	St Ansgar Comm School District	608	$15,522	20.3%	53.0%	31
252	West Bend-Mallard Comm School District	395	$15,107	34.1%	56.4%	31
253	Ballard Comm School District	1,969	$13,633	13.9%	43.0%	30
254	Fremont-Mills Comm School District	469	$13,674	30.5%	44.6%	30
255	Lone Tree Comm School District	428	$12,358	22.7%	50.2%	30
256	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	3,767	$14,613	15.7%	45.8%	29
257	Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District	779	$14,115	24.7%	51.1%	29
258	Maquoketa Valley Comm School District	705	$14,500	21.0%	43.9%	29
259	Le Mars Comm School District	2,309	$12,326	35.1%	35.0%	28
260	Pella Comm School District	2,491	$14,628	14.8%	48.5%	27
261	Carlisle Comm School District	2,369	$12,198	26.4%	34.0%	27
262	Tri-Center Comm School District	724	$13,323	22.0%	39.8%	27
263	Durant Comm School District	683	$12,777	26.5%	47.0%	27
264	Lake Mills Comm School District	671	$13,469	27.1%	48.6%	27
265	Ankeny Comm School District	12,750	$14,014	17.1%	43.8%	26
266	Rock Valley Comm School District	976	$12,963	34.8%	40.6%	26
267	Hudson Comm School District	866	$12,712	22.7%	41.5%	26
268	Stanton Comm School District	290	$13,427	32.4%	42.7%	26
269	Mount Vernon Comm School District	1,402	$13,523	14.1%	47.2%	25
270	Wilton Comm School District	983	$12,909	26.0%	43.0%	25
271	Northeast Comm School District	868	$13,172	27.4%	57.5%	25
272	Earlham Comm School District	635	$13,306	15.0%	42.3%	25
273	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	5,803	$11,634	9.3%	39.7%	24
274	Benton Comm School District	1,702	$13,301	19.6%	40.9%	24
275	South Hamilton Comm School District	690	$14,024	22.1%	54.0%	24
276	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District	1,729	$13,637	28.4%	52.1%	23
277	Logan-Magnolia Comm School District	725	$12,114	24.9%	42.5%	23
278	Lawton-Bronson Comm School District	718	$13,302	19.0%	46.3%	23
279	Janesville Consolidated School District	504	$13,929	18.2%	45.1%	22
280	West Lyon Comm School District	996	$13,135	18.0%	41.4%	21
281	Underwood Comm School District	833	$13,216	13.1%	45.2%	21
282	Sioux Central Comm School District	656	$14,225	23.8%	55.2%	21
283	Humboldt Comm School District	1,516	$12,387	33.3%	43.2%	20
284	Johnston Comm School District	7,487	$13,194	23.5%	46.6%	19
285	Roland-Story Comm School District	1,125	$13,032	17.5%	44.0%	19
286	Bellevue Comm School District	805	$11,129	19.4%	43.5%	19
287	Emmetsburg Comm School District	790	$12,707	36.1%	49.9%	19
288	Mediapolis Comm School District	968	$12,694	24.5%	43.8%	18
289	Baxter Comm School District	486	$13,350	24.4%	46.3%	18
290	Ogden Comm School District	758	$13,885	19.2%	54.2%	17
291	Harris-Lake Park Comm School District	332	$12,986	26.0%	60.0%	17
292	Jesup Comm School District	1,069	$12,214	18.8%	42.6%	16
293	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District	980	$13,429	21.8%	58.8%	16
294	West Burlington Ind School District	916	$12,291	34.4%	57.1%	16
295	Spirit Lake Comm School District	1,304	$13,853	22.2%	67.6%	15
296	Solon Comm School District	1,523	$12,115	5.9%	46.1%	13
297	Gilbert Comm School District	1,697	$13,042	6.8%	50.0%	12
298	Van Meter Comm School District	1,090	$11,433	5.3%	47.1%	9
299	East Marshall Comm School District	713	$12,420	32.1%	58.2%	9
300	Hinton Comm School District	842	$12,111	11.7%	57.4%	8
301	Treynor Comm School District	795	$12,873	10.2%	55.1%	7
302	Clayton Ridge Comm School District	1,485	$11,706	34.7%	63.1%	3
303	CAM Comm School District	1,441	$9,855	32.4%	74.4%	1

How the Equity Score Works

The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness:

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.