Public schools in Bettendorf, IA
Bettendorf has 12 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,227 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Bettendorf Community School District runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Bettendorf's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Bettendorf | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf Community School District | 7 | 4,633 | $11,724 |
| Pleasant Valley Comm School District | 5 | 5,803 | $10,618 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Bettendorf, 3,164 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley High School | 1,731 | 17.7 | 9.0% | Pleasant Valley Comm |
| Bettendorf High School | 1,433 | 15.4 | 24.6% | Bettendorf Community |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Bettendorf, 952 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf Middle School | 952 | 16.5 | 30.4% | Bettendorf Community |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 elementary schools in Bettendorf, 4,111 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopewell Elementary | 658 | 16.0 | 3.0% | Pleasant Valley Comm |
| Riverdale Heights Elementary School | 628 | 15.6 | 17.4% | Pleasant Valley Comm |
| Pleasant View Elementary School | 621 | 14.4 | 7.7% | Pleasant Valley Comm |
| Grant Wood Elementary School | 433 | 14.0 | 43.6% | Bettendorf Community |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | 409 | 15.0 | 42.3% | Bettendorf Community |
| Paul Norton Elementary School | 403 | 15.6 | 11.9% | Bettendorf Community |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | 359 | 12.8 | 27.9% | Bettendorf Community |
| Forest Grove Elementary | 332 | 11.0 | 4.2% | Pleasant Valley Comm |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | 268 | 12.8 | 46.3% | Bettendorf Community |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Bettendorf's public schools compare with Iowa's
The median Bettendorf school has 15.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Iowa median of 13.7. 25% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 19% across the state. Its median school enrolls 527 students (state 312).
| Bettendorf | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.2 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 527 | 312 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 25% | 19% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 25% | 19% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 12 Bettendorf schools and the 1,290 Iowa schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Bettendorf
- Bettendorf Community School DistrictRuns 7 of Bettendorf's 12 public schools and spent $11,724 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,724
- Pleasant Valley High School, the largest high school in Bettendorf1,731 students in 2024-25, 17.7 per teacher.1,731
- Compare Bettendorf Community School District with Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictBettendorf's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IowaIowa's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Bettendorf addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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- Iowa City17 schools
Questions about schools in Bettendorf
How many public schools are in Bettendorf, IA?
12 public schools with an address in Bettendorf were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 8,227 students.What is the largest high school in Bettendorf?
Pleasant Valley High School, with 1,731 students in 2024-25 (Pleasant Valley Comm School District).Which districts run Bettendorf's schools?
Bettendorf Community School District (7 schools), Pleasant Valley Comm School District (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25