Iowa School District Rankings

327 districts serving 508,112 students

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Largest District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

30,277 students

Most Schools

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

59 schools

Total Districts

327

Total Students

0.5M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Iowa, ranked by total student enrollment.

#	District	City	Students
1	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	30,277
2	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Cedar Rapids	15,589
3	Iowa City Comm School District	Iowa City	14,776
4	Sioux City Comm School District	Sioux City	14,661
5	Waukee Comm School District	Waukee	13,600
6	Davenport Comm School District	Davenport	13,523
7	Ankeny Comm School District	Ankeny	12,669
8	Waterloo Comm School District	Waterloo	10,606
9	Dubuque Comm School District	Dubuque	10,451
10	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	9,170
11	Council Bluffs Comm School District	Council Bluffs	8,546
12	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Marion	7,536
13	Johnston Comm School District	Johnston	7,480
14	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Altoona	7,424
15	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Cedar Falls	5,910
16	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	Bettendorf	5,826
17	College Comm School District	Cedar Rapids	5,749
18	Marshalltown Comm School District	Marshalltown	5,177
19	Ottumwa Comm School District	Ottumwa	5,011
20	Ames Comm School District	Ames	4,735
21	Muscatine Comm School District	Muscatine	4,530
22	Bettendorf Comm School District	Bettendorf	4,528
23	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	4,255
24	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Grimes	3,770
25	Western Dubuque Comm School District	Farley	3,749
26	Indianola Comm School District	Indianola	3,634
27	Fort Dodge Comm School District	Fort Dodge	3,611
28	Norwalk Comm School District	Norwalk	3,591
29	Mason City Comm School District	Mason City	3,509
30	North Scott Comm School District	Eldridge	3,442
31	Clinton Comm School District	Clinton	3,359
32	Burlington Comm School District	Burlington	3,233
33	Lewis Central Comm School District	Council Bluffs	3,146
34	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	Oxford	3,126
35	Storm Lake Comm School District	Storm Lake	2,933
36	Newton Comm School District	Newton	2,770
37	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Bondurant	2,767
38	Pella Comm School District	Pella	2,476
39	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	Waverly	2,372
40	Carlisle Comm School District	Carlisle	2,296
41	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	Adel	2,295
42	North Polk Comm School District	Alleman	2,284
43	Le Mars Comm School District	Le Mars	2,268
44	Spencer Comm School District	Spencer	2,267
45	Denison Comm School District	Denison	2,259
46	Marion Independent School District	Marion	2,167
47	Oskaloosa Comm School District	Oskaloosa	2,130
48	Glenwood Comm School District	Glenwood	2,087
49	Boone Comm School District	Boone	1,983
50	Ballard Comm School District	Huxley	1,960

Districts with Most Schools

Iowa school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#	District	City	Schools
1	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Des Moines	59
2	Cedar Rapids Comm School District	Cedar Rapids	34
3	Iowa City Comm School District	Iowa City	29
4	Davenport Comm School District	Davenport	27
5	Sioux City Comm School District	Sioux City	21
6	Waukee Comm School District	Waukee	18
7	Waterloo Comm School District	Waterloo	18
8	Dubuque Comm School District	Dubuque	18
9	Ankeny Comm School District	Ankeny	17
10	Council Bluffs Comm School District	Council Bluffs	15
11	West Des Moines Comm School District	West Des Moines	14
12	Linn-Mar Comm School District	Marion	12
13	Southeast Polk Comm School District	Altoona	11
14	Ottumwa Comm School District	Ottumwa	11
15	Cedar Falls Comm School District	Cedar Falls	10
16	College Comm School District	Cedar Rapids	10
17	Marshalltown Comm School District	Marshalltown	10
18	Muscatine Comm School District	Muscatine	9
19	Mason City Comm School District	Mason City	9
20	Johnston Comm School District	Johnston	8
21	Pleasant Valley Comm School District	Bettendorf	8
22	Ames Comm School District	Ames	8
23	Western Dubuque Comm School District	Farley	8
24	Burlington Comm School District	Burlington	8
25	Bettendorf Comm School District	Bettendorf	7
26	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District	Grimes	7
27	Fort Dodge Comm School District	Fort Dodge	7
28	North Scott Comm School District	Eldridge	7
29	Clear Creek Amana Comm School District	Oxford	7
30	Newton Comm School District	Newton	7
31	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District	Waverly	7
32	Mount Pleasant Comm School District	Mount Pleasant	7
33	Urbandale Comm School District	Urbandale	6
34	Indianola Comm School District	Indianola	6
35	Clinton Comm School District	Clinton	6
36	Storm Lake Comm School District	Storm Lake	6
37	Le Mars Comm School District	Le Mars	6
38	Jesup Comm School District	Jesup	6
39	Wapsie Valley Comm School District	Fairbank	6
40	Norwalk Comm School District	Norwalk	5
41	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	Bondurant	5
42	Pella Comm School District	Pella	5
43	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District	Adel	5
44	North Polk Comm School District	Alleman	5
45	Spencer Comm School District	Spencer	5
46	Marion Independent School District	Marion	5
47	Oskaloosa Comm School District	Oskaloosa	5
48	Webster City Comm School District	Webster City	5
49	Keokuk Comm School District	Keokuk	5
50	Sioux Center Comm School District	Sioux Center	5

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