Every school district in Iowa

Iowa had 326 school districts with a school open in 2024-25, enrolling 491,050 students between them; the largest, Des Moines Independent Comm School District, enrolled 29,676. The count takes in every local education agency NCES lists, charter schools that report as their own district included. 325 of them have 2021-22 state test results.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · EDFacts 2021-22 · method

All 326 districts, most students first

DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictPolk County5929,676$15,28649% / 40%72%
Iowa City School DistrictJohnson County2814,960$14,29072% / 66%92%
Cedar Rapids Community SchoolsLinn County2914,474$14,36561% / 51%78%
Sioux City Community SchoolsWoodbury County2114,189$12,88059% / 52%88%
Davenport Community School DistrictScott County2712,812$13,99553% / 44%73%
Waukee Community School DistrictDallas County1712,699$11,92781% / 77%96%
Ankeny Comm School DistrictPolk County1712,301$12,12784% / 79%94%
Waterloo Community SchoolsBlack Hawk County1810,484$14,49057% / 53%72%
Dubuque Comm School DistrictDubuque County189,773$13,80864% / 63%82%
West Des Moines Community SchoolsPolk County149,038$13,91471% / 66%90%
Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County148,180$15,07157% / 53%80%
Southeast Polk Comm School DistrictPolk County117,447$12,58375% / 71%95%
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictLinn County127,361$12,83375% / 74%92%
Johnston Community School DistrictPolk County87,339$12,28679% / 77%97%
Cedar Falls Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County105,853$11,60982% / 77%92%
College Community School DistrictLinn County105,792$12,99069% / 61%88%
Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictScott County85,696$10,61886% / 85%94%
Marshalltown Community School DistrictMarshall County105,099$12,41357% / 52%81%
Ames Community School DistrictStory County84,688$13,27873% / 70%90%
Ottumwa Community School DistrictWapello County114,515$12,31455% / 49%83%
Muscatine Comm School DistrictMuscatine County94,280$12,75959% / 57%83%
Bettendorf Community School DistrictScott County74,257$11,72475% / 73%88%
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictDallas County73,743$11,34782% / 76%97%
Western Dubuque Community School DistrictDubuque County83,643$11,83678% / 79%97%
Indianola Community School DistrictWarren County63,599$11,82273% / 72%93%
The other 301 on the list
DistrictCountySchoolsStudents 2024‑25Spending per studentReading / math proficient, 2021‑22Graduation rate, class of 2023
Urbandale Comm School DistrictPolk County53,567$12,54673% / 66%98%
Norwalk Community School DistrictWarren County53,519$11,28777% / 74%99% or more
Mason City Community School DistrictCerro Gordo County93,406$14,85260% / 51%84%
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictWebster County73,385$12,48655% / 44%74%
North Scott Community School DistrictScott County73,335$11,38881% / 76%93%
Clinton Comm School DistrictClinton County63,248$13,83760% / 55%80%
Lewis Central Community School DistrictPottawattamie County43,143$12,25974% / 66%93%
Burlington Community School DistrictDes Moines County83,140$14,61954% / 42%65%
Storm Lake Community School DistrictBuena Vista County62,933$13,04450% / 42%46%
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictJohnson County72,865$12,57578% / 71%85‑89%
Farrar Community School DistrictPolk County52,824$11,45476% / 68%95% or more
Newton Community School DistrictJasper County62,669$14,13062% / 59%84%
Pella Comm School DistrictMarion County52,325$12,21788% / 84%95% or more
North Polk Community School DistrictPolk County52,309$11,50687% / 85%95% or more
Carlisle Community School DistrictWarren County42,290$11,21870% / 65%95% or more
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School DistrictDallas County52,278$11,40285% / 80%95% or more
Denison Comm School DistrictCrawford County42,258$12,75770% / 66%85‑89%
Marion Independent School DistrictLinn County52,163$13,52869% / 67%95% or more
Le Mars Comm School DistrictPlymouth County62,157$11,57672% / 71%90‑94%
Spencer Comm School DistrictClay County52,094$12,46074% / 72%90‑94%
Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictPolk County42,066$10,02574% / 62%70‑74%
Oskaloosa SchoolsMahaska County42,048$13,36667% / 63%90‑94%
Glenwood Comm School DistrictMills County42,001$12,12077% / 79%90‑94%
CAM Comm School DistrictCass County51,950$7,41368% / 52%79%
Ballard Community School DistrictStory County41,872$11,72580% / 80%95% or more
Perry Community School DistrictDallas County31,735$13,77868% / 56%80‑84%
Keokuk Community School DistrictLee County51,720$13,63261% / 53%80‑84%
Webster City Community SchoolsHamilton County51,688$12,87264% / 63%85‑89%
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community SchoolsWoodbury County41,684$12,62184% / 74%95% or more
Gilbert Community School DistrictStory County41,682$11,90292% / 90%95% or more
Knoxville Community School DistrictMarion County41,664$13,25466% / 61%85‑89%
Winterset Community School DistrictMadison County41,625$12,27572% / 70%95% or more
Boone Community School DistrictBoone County31,619$12,41069% / 60%90‑94%
Benton Community School DistrictBenton County51,614$10,91479% / 65%95% or more
Sioux Center Comm School DistrictSioux County41,610$11,47467% / 66%75‑79%
Waverly-Shell Rock Community SchoolsBremer County51,610$12,42381% / 80%90‑94%
Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictHenry County61,604$12,73266% / 61%85‑89%
Washington Community SchoolsWashington County41,600$15,23959% / 49%80‑84%
Carroll Comm School DistrictCarroll County41,593$13,31375% / 71%90‑94%
Atlantic Community School DistrictCass County41,587$12,15571% / 63%90‑94%
Algona Community School DistrictKossuth County51,583$12,93475% / 67%85‑89%
Nevada Comm School DistrictStory County31,572$12,61379% / 69%90‑94%
Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictBenton County41,558$13,59981% / 79%85‑89%
Central DeWitt School DistrictClinton County41,552$13,00780% / 72%90‑94%
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictPoweshiek County51,534$17,12177% / 75%85‑89%
Decorah Community School DistrictWinneshiek County41,502$13,25387% / 81%95% or more
MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictSioux County31,495$12,21688% / 84%85‑89%
Solon Community School DistrictJohnson County41,477$10,89187% / 80%95% or more
Harlan Comm School DistrictShelby County41,472$12,41180% / 76%95% or more
Clear Lake Comm School DistrictCerro Gordo County31,454$11,85981% / 71%95% or more
Mount Vernon Community SchoolsLinn County31,438$12,72183% / 81%85‑89%
Humboldt Community School DistrictHumboldt County41,426$11,88475% / 72%90‑94%
Saydel Comm School DistrictPolk County31,409$15,82655% / 44%80‑84%
Fairfield Community School DistrictJefferson County41,408$14,53472% / 58%85‑89%
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictWashington County51,393$13,37372% / 66%85‑89%
Independence Comm School DistrictBuchanan County41,383$12,27473% / 70%80‑84%
Center Point-Urbana Community School DistrictBenton County41,370$11,81582% / 76%90‑94%
South Tama County Community School DistrictTama County31,368$13,29455% / 44%90‑94%
Clarke Comm School DistrictClarke County31,362$11,79152% / 42%85‑89%
Charles City Community School DistrictFloyd County41,344$14,33262% / 53%80‑84%
Oelwein Comm School DistrictFayette County51,326$13,57458% / 49%70‑74%
Spirit Lake Community School DistrictDickinson County31,319$11,81679% / 80%85‑89%
Central Lee Comm School DistrictLee County31,311$11,17671% / 63%95% or more
Creston Community SchoolsUnion County41,303$12,75573% / 67%95% or more
West Liberty Community School DistrictMuscatine County41,291$12,64855% / 49%85‑89%
Hampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictFranklin County41,268$12,83766% / 59%80‑84%
West Delaware County Community School DistrictDelaware County31,263$13,22776% / 70%90‑94%
Maquoketa Community School DistrictJackson County41,259$13,99661% / 48%80‑84%
Chariton Community School DistrictLucas County41,249$12,44168% / 61%85‑89%
Greene County Comm School DistrictGreene County31,240$13,48570% / 58%80‑84%
Woodward-Granger Community School DistrictDallas County51,230$13,62081% / 77%90% or more
Iowa Falls Comm School DistrictHardin County41,228$11,82576% / 61%90‑94%
Shenandoah Community School DistrictPage County51,227$13,86771% / 62%90‑94%
Centerville Community School DistrictAppanoose County41,224$11,55063% / 53%90‑94%
Williamsburg Community School DistrictIowa County31,213$12,32083% / 79%95% or more
Okoboji Community SchoolsDickinson County31,196$11,77779% / 75%90‑94%
Sheldon Comm School DistrictO'Brien County41,179$11,84982% / 79%80‑84%
Cherokee Comm School DistrictCherokee County31,163$11,20372% / 68%90‑94%
Davis County Comm School DistrictDavis County41,147$13,85165% / 52%90‑94%
Van Meter Community School DistrictDallas County31,146$9,68392% / 85%95% or more
Allamakee Community School DistrictAllamakee County41,137$12,27782% / 71%95% or more
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch DistEmmet County31,127$13,78669% / 56%90‑94%
New Hampton Comm School DistrictChickasaw County31,126$12,78179% / 75%90‑94%
Albia Community School DistrictMonroe County51,123$12,89680% / 72%90‑94%
Anamosa School DistrictJones County31,116$11,94561% / 60%90‑94%
Roland-Story Community School DistrictStory County31,094$11,49185% / 83%95% or more
Clarinda Comm School DistrictPage County21,084$12,12467% / 65%85‑89%
Forest City SchoolsWinnebago County31,082$12,57878% / 77%90‑94%
Cardinal Community School DistrictWapello County31,079$12,11863% / 53%95% or more
PCM Comm School DistrictJasper County41,077$11,87179% / 65%90‑94%
Eagle Grove Comm School DistrictWright County31,032$12,60055% / 41%75‑79%
North Fayette Valley Community SchoolsFayette County41,032$13,28970% / 70%85‑89%
Jesup School DistrictBuchanan County61,024$11,15275% / 71%90% or more
Denver Comm School DistrictBremer County41,007$10,74192% / 92%95% or more
Monticello Community School DistrictJones County4999$13,14372% / 70%90‑94%
Osage Community SchoolsMitchell County3988$12,26778% / 65%95% or more
West Lyon Comm School DistrictLyon County3973$11,29182% / 84%95% or more
Mediapolis Community School DistrictDes Moines County3966$11,17082% / 76%80‑84%
Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictGrundy County4957$13,49986% / 76%90% or more
Wilton Community School DistrictMuscatine County2956$11,63276% / 73%85‑89%
Clarion - Goldfield - Dows School DistrictWright County3953$13,00763% / 60%90‑94%
Union Comm School DistrictBlack Hawk County4952$13,14974% / 75%90‑94%
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School DistrictIda County4934$13,45272% / 73%90‑94%
Hudson Community School DistrictBlack Hawk County2933$11,11981% / 80%90% or more
Red Oak Community School DistrictMontgomery County3932$12,93661% / 56%90‑94%
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community SchoolsHancock County3931$11,68986% / 77%95% or more
Camanche Comm School DistrictClinton County3923$13,11468% / 64%90‑94%
West Marshall Comm School DistrictMarshall County3917$11,19982% / 75%95% or more
Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDWapello County4916$13,83863% / 59%80‑84%
South Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictCalhoun County3912$12,95764% / 61%90‑94%
MFL MarMac Comm School DistrictClayton County4879$12,16273% / 61%90% or more
West Burlington Independent School DistrictDes Moines County2875$10,80583% / 64%95% or more
West Branch Comm School DistrictCedar County3865$12,12576% / 68%90‑94%
Hinton Community School DistrictPlymouth County3860$11,63385% / 81%90% or more
Alburnett Community SchoolsLinn County3857$11,01066% / 64%90% or more
Underwood Community School DistrictPottawattamie County3855$12,42087% / 77%90% or more
Fort Madison Community School DistrictLee County1852$13,56161% / 51%80‑84%
West Central Valley Community SchoolGuthrie County4852$14,05277% / 66%85‑89%
Northeast Comm School DistrictClinton County2846$12,42183% / 76%90% or more
Interstate 35 Community School DistrictMadison County2843$13,50472% / 67%80‑89%
Tipton Comm School DistrictCedar County3842$12,08675% / 66%90‑94%
Aurelia Community SchoolsBuena Vista County4829$12,72475% / 70%90% or more
Pleasantville Community School DistrictMarion County3825$11,67576% / 70%90% or more
Aplington-Parkersburg School DistrictButler County4821$12,13178% / 68%95% or more
Louisa-Muscatine Comm School DistrictLouisa County2821$12,59474% / 68%85‑89%
Van Buren County Comm School DistrictVan Buren County3821$14,13070% / 62%90‑94%
Treynor Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County3817$11,10492% / 86%95% or more
Rock Valley Comm School DistrictSioux County3807$12,01772% / 63%95% or more
Central Lyon Comm School DistrictLyon County2789$12,49287% / 77%95% or more
Sumner-Fredericksburg SchoolsBremer County4789$13,08272% / 71%80‑89%
Central Springs Comm School DistrictWorth County4779$12,82076% / 70%90% or more
East Sac County Community School DistrictSac County2777$12,89072% / 61%95% or more
Manson Northwest Webster Comm School DistrictCalhoun County2776$11,75762% / 63%90% or more
Lisbon Community SchoolsLinn County2762$12,10282% / 78%90% or more
Bellevue Community School DistrictJackson County2759$10,78665% / 70%90% or more
AHSTW Community School DistrictPottawattamie County3755$12,86369% / 73%70‑79%
Missouri Valley Comm School DistrictHarrison County3745$13,43468% / 60%90% or more
Grundy Center Community School DistrictGrundy County3743$12,21587% / 81%90% or more
West Fork School DistrictCerro Gordo County3740$12,65769% / 56%80‑89%
Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictHoward County3738$13,92573% / 65%95% or more
Postville Community School DistrictAllamakee County4737$14,21053% / 43%90% or more
Lawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictWoodbury County2729$11,48390% / 80%90% or more
Emmetsburg Community School DistrictPalo Alto County3727$12,86777% / 65%95% or more
Logan-Magnolia Comm School DistrictHarrison County2725$10,74282% / 75%90% or more
Tri-Center Comm School DistrictPottawattamie County3724$11,88077% / 71%90% or more
Ogden Community SchoolsBoone County3713$12,03675% / 77%90% or more
West Sioux Comm School District OfficeSioux County4708$13,84265% / 65%90‑94%
Columbus Community School DistrictLouisa County3707$13,78069% / 61%80‑89%
IKM-Manning Comm School DistrictCarroll County3703$14,03882% / 74%90% or more
Maquoketa Valley Comm School DistrictDelaware County5702$12,50883% / 79%90% or more
Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School DistrictOsceola County3688$13,69072% / 68%85‑89%
Colfax-Mingo Comm School DistrictJasper County2686$13,63768% / 61%90% or more
Durant Comm School DistrictCedar County2682$12,12972% / 70%80‑89%
Riverside Community School DistrictPottawattamie County3677$13,49871% / 63%90% or more
Panorama Comm School DistrictGuthrie County3672$13,86171% / 70%90% or more
South Hamilton SchoolsHamilton County2670$12,45984% / 80%90% or more
Belmond-Klemme Comm School DistrictWright County3666$14,07558% / 49%80‑84%
Earlham Community SchoolsMadison County3659$11,28369% / 72%90% or more
Pocahontas Area Community SchoolPocahontas County3659$13,90769% / 68%85‑89%
Danville Comm School DistrictDes Moines County2651$12,88577% / 76%80‑89%
St Ansgar Comm School DistrictMitchell County3643$12,76280% / 83%90% or more
AGWSR Comm School DistrictHardin County5642$13,84867% / 57%90% or more
Lake Mills Community SchoolWinnebago County3642$12,70882% / 68%90% or more
Sioux Central Community School DistrictBuena Vista County3639$14,03479% / 71%85‑89%
Wapsie Valley Comm School DistrictBremer County6637$13,10376% / 78%90% or more
Nodaway Valley Comm School DistrictAdair County3636$13,11871% / 71%90% or more
West Monona Community School DistrictMonona County3633$12,88578% / 66%80‑89%
Central Decatur Comm School DistrictDecatur County3632$13,66474% / 61%95% or more
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School DistrictO'Brien County3629$12,70775% / 64%80‑89%
West Hancock Comm School DistrictHancock County3629$12,27580% / 80%90% or more
Madrid Community SchoolsBoone County4628$12,69472% / 63%90% or more
East Marshall Community SchoolsMarshall County3616$12,51672% / 58%90% or more
Sigourney Community School DistrictKeokuk County2605$12,16470% / 76%90% or more
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School DistrictMonona County4602$14,65575% / 61%80‑84%
New London Community School DistrictHenry County2598$13,23366% / 58%80‑89%
Westwood Comm School DistrictWoodbury County2597$12,93082% / 68%90% or more
Nashua-Plainfield Comm School DistrictChickasaw County2592$13,47970% / 69%80‑89%
Mount Ayr Comm School DistrictRinggold County2584$13,74779% / 77%90% or more
Woodbury Central Community School DistrictWoodbury County3584$14,19682% / 69%90% or more
Wayne Community School DistrictWayne County2583$12,87280% / 73%80‑89%
Akron-Westfield Community School DistrictPlymouth County3576$14,14582% / 80%90% or more
North Mahaska SchoolsMahaska County2576$11,80772% / 72%90% or more
Boyden-Hull Community School DistrictSioux County2575$12,66274% / 75%90‑94%
South O’Brien Community School DistrictO'Brien County2569$13,64877% / 69%80‑89%
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School DistrictPoweshiek County2568$14,00576% / 72%90% or more
East Buchanan Community School DistrictBuchanan County3567$13,35069% / 63%90% or more
Pekin Comm School DistrictJefferson County2566$14,83273% / 74%90% or more
Woodbine Community School DistrictHarrison County2564$13,30077% / 63%80% or more
WACO Community School DistrictHenry County2558$12,22667% / 59%90% or more
Northwood-Kensett Comm School DistrictWorth County2552$12,35774% / 70%90% or more
North Cedar Community School DistrictCedar County3550$16,69772% / 66%80‑89%
North Linn Community School DistrictLinn County3550$11,95077% / 74%90% or more
Audubon Comm School DistrictAudubon County2543$12,73376% / 72%90% or more
Iowa Valley Comm School DistrictIowa County2543$12,21481% / 71%90% or more
Newell-Fonda Community School DistrictBuena Vista County3542$13,06169% / 58%90% or more
Martensdale-St Marys Community School DistrictWarren County2532$11,75274% / 64%80‑89%
Starmont Community School DistrictFayette County3531$13,61566% / 64%80‑89%
South Winneshiek Community School DistrictWinneshiek County3529$13,36869% / 71%90% or more
Lenox Community School DistrictTaylor County2527$13,49681% / 73%90% or more
North Butler SchoolsButler County2525$14,26671% / 66%90% or more
Galva-Holstein Comm School DistrictIda County3522$12,56871% / 62%90% or more
Wapello Community SchoolsLouisa County3518$14,32363% / 51%80‑89%
Bedford Community School DistrictTaylor County2514$12,69088% / 82%80‑89%
Southeast Webster Grand Comm School DistrictWebster County2514$15,01170% / 54%not published
Janesville Consolidated School DistrictBremer County2512$10,55877% / 69%80% or more
Highland Comm School DistrictWashington County3510$12,59862% / 65%90% or more
Lynnville-Sully Comm School DistrictJasper County3505$11,74982% / 80%90% or more
Midland Community School DistrictJones County2504$16,23468% / 60%80‑89%
Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School DistrictClayton County2490$12,79566% / 65%90% or more
Easton Valley Comm School DistrictJackson County2485$13,87859% / 51%80‑89%
Eldora-New Providence Comm School DistrictHardin County2479$15,11769% / 64%80‑89%
North Tama SchoolsTama County2479$14,44363% / 55%90% or more
Springville Community School DistrictLinn County2478$12,21081% / 70%90% or more
GMG Community School DistrictMarshall County2476$13,13868% / 46%80‑89%
Fremont-Mills Comm School DistrictFremont County2475$13,48481% / 77%80% or more
Central Comm School DistrictClayton County2474$12,47870% / 60%90% or more
Belle Plaine Community School DistrictBenton County2472$13,91974% / 68%90% or more
Baxter Comm School DistrictJasper County2471$12,29673% / 63%90% or more
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School DistrictGrundy County2469$13,36171% / 73%80‑89%
North Iowa Community SchoolWinnebago County3466$13,96366% / 57%80% or more
BCLUW Community SchoolsGrundy County3464$14,32274% / 66%90% or more
Montezuma Community SchoolsPoweshiek County3464$12,05976% / 74%80‑89%
Guthrie Center Comm School DistrictGuthrie County2451$13,67774% / 71%80‑89%
East Mills Community School DistrictMills County2448$14,57078% / 73%90% or more
Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School DistrictCarroll County2447$12,50279% / 71%80% or more
East Union Community SchoolsUnion County2443$15,24074% / 69%90% or more
Kingsley-Pierson SchoolPlymouth County3440$13,70478% / 65%90% or more
Sidney Community School DistrictFremont County3438$12,63973% / 71%80‑89%
Southeast Warren SchoolsWarren County2438$15,91273% / 62%90% or more
Riceville Community School DistrictHoward County2431$13,63167% / 61%80% or more
Boyer Valley Community School DistrictHarrison County2427$13,25259% / 65%80% or more
West Bend-Mallard SchoolPalo Alto County3422$10,66378% / 61%60‑79%
Griswold Comm School DistrictCass County2420$14,39276% / 72%80% or more
Calamus-Wheatland Community School DistrictClinton County2418$14,45768% / 64%80% or more
Dunkerton Community School DistrictBlack Hawk County2415$12,90664% / 61%90% or more
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School DistrictFloyd County2408$13,04768% / 63%80% or more
Corning Comm School DistrictAdams County2405$16,06066% / 60%80‑89%
Lone Tree Community School DistrictJohnson County2401$12,09162% / 52%90% or more
English Valleys Comm School DistrictIowa County2397$13,00771% / 62%90% or more
George-Little Rock Comm School DistrictLyon County3395$12,19274% / 67%90% or more
Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch DistShelby County2390$14,38673% / 64%80‑89%
Glidden Ralston Community School DistrictCarroll County2390$13,33759% / 50%80% or more
Tripoli Comm School DistrictBremer County2389$14,57876% / 64%90% or more
Colo-NESCO Community School DistrictStory County2385$14,91071% / 68%80% or more
Turkey Valley Comm School DistrictWinneshiek County2383$15,39777% / 71%90% or more
Winfield-Mt Union Comm School DistrictHenry County2380$12,34864% / 54%80‑89%
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School DistrictCherokee County2379$15,04474% / 74%90% or more
Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School DistrictHardin County2377$12,95570% / 73%not published
Collins-Maxwell Comm School DistrictStory County2372$13,18970% / 59%90% or more
Central City Comm School DistrictLinn County2370$12,34867% / 55%90% or more
Moravia Comm School DistrictAppanoose County2355$12,13171% / 54%90% or more
Harris-Lake Park Comm School DistrictDickinson County2341$12,15482% / 73%80% or more
Lamoni Community SchoolsDecatur County3335$11,44264% / 59%80% or more
West Central Comm School DistrictFayette County2333$12,39963% / 62%80% or more
United Community School DistrictBoone County1329$11,54675‑79% / 80‑84%not published
Graettinger-Terril Comm School DistrictPalo Alto County3325$15,00366% / 55%90% or more
Remsen-Union Comm School DistrictPlymouth County2312$15,62683% / 70%not published
Twin Cedars Comm School DistrictMarion County2312$12,23565% / 49%80% or more
Murray Community School DistrictClarke County2310$11,79570‑74% / 65‑69%80% or more
Eastern Allamakee Comm School DistrictAllamakee County3309$14,67377% / 78%80% or more
Melcher-Dallas Comm School DistrictMarion County2308$13,04269% / 50%80% or more
Clarksville Community School DistrictButler County2301$12,43178% / 66%80% or more
H-L-V Comm School DistrictIowa County2301$16,96470% / 66%80% or more
North Union Comm School DistrictEmmet County2300$14,85579% / 66%90% or more
Stanton Comm School DistrictMontgomery County2298$11,87675‑79% / 75‑79%80% or more
River Valley Community School DistrictWoodbury County2291$15,60568% / 65%80% or more
Schaller-Crestland Comm School DistrictSac County2285$13,12771% / 75%not published
West Harrison Comm School DistrictHarrison County2282$16,51565‑69% / 60‑64%80% or more
Keota Comm School DistrictKeokuk County2279$13,30864% / 64%60‑79%
Adair-Casey Comm School DistrictGuthrie County2260$15,83460‑64% / 60‑64%not published
Choice Charter SchoolsHardin County1257not comparablenot published30‑39%
Ar-We-Va Comm School DistrictCrawford County2249$11,88180‑84% / 75‑79%50% or more
Villisca Comm School DistrictMontgomery County2243$14,69564% / 60%not published
North Kossuth Comm School DistrictKossuth County2241$14,87785‑89% / 75‑79%not published
Mormon Trail Comm School DistrictWayne County2230$13,31865‑69% / 45‑49%50% or more
Seymour Community School DistrictWayne County2219$17,22045‑49% / 45‑49%80% or more
Hamburg Comm School DistrictFremont County3191$20,27665‑69% / 55‑59%not published
Essex Community SchoolsPage County2188$14,14180‑84% / 65‑69%50% or more
Moulton-Udell Comm School DistrictAppanoose County2188$16,52450‑54% / 40‑44%50% or more
Paton-Churdan Comm School DistrictGreene County2185$15,01670‑74% / 70‑74%50% or more
CAL Comm School DistrictFranklin County1180$15,51170‑74% / 60‑64%not published
Tri-County SchoolsKeokuk County2179$17,35165‑69% / 50‑54%80% or more
Charter Oak-Ute Comm School DistrictCrawford County2166$15,83860‑64% / 50‑54%not published
Alden Comm School DistrictHardin County1148$16,65465‑69% / 60‑64%not published
Laurens-Marathon Comm School DistrictPocahontas County1147$16,16465‑69% / 60‑64%not published
Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School DistrictPalo Alto County2147$17,44560‑64% / 40‑44%80% or more
Delwood Comm School DistrictClinton County1142$14,18280‑84% / 85‑89%not published
Whiting Comm School DistrictMonona County2139$17,71860‑64% / 45‑49%80% or more
Schleswig Comm School DistrictCrawford County2126$17,87175‑79% / 70‑74%not published
Andrew Comm School DistrictJackson County1125$18,34770‑74% / 60‑64%not published
Morning Sun Comm School DistrictLouisa County1119$14,70270‑79% / 80‑89%not published
Diagonal Comm School DistrictRinggold County2110$17,08565‑69% / 60‑64%50% or more
Orient-Macksburg Comm School DistrictAdair County2108$17,03350‑54% / 45‑49%50% or more
Albert City-Truesdale Comm School DistrictBuena Vista County1100$16,54470‑79% / 70‑79%not published
Bennett Comm School DistrictCedar County176$17,64060‑69% / 70‑79%not published
Olin Consolidated School DistrictJones County174$19,45750‑59% / 40‑49%not published
Stratford Comm School DistrictHamilton County174$20,50060‑69% / 60‑69%not published
Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School DistrictHumboldt County159$16,59750‑59% / 50‑59%not published
Clay Central-Everly Comm School DistrictClay County153$27,54260‑69% / 70‑79%not published
Twin Rivers Comm School DistrictHumboldt County145$35,08240‑59% / 80% or morenot published
South Page Comm School DistrictPage County136$19,77065‑69% / 60‑64%50% or more

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: districts with a school open that year, and the students in those schools. NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current spending over fall 2022 membership, shown where it falls between $3,000 and $80,000 (outside that range the finance and membership files do not describe the same students). EDFacts 2021-22: all students proficient or above, and the four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023, as published; ED gives smaller districts as ranges. Iowa sets its own test standard, so compare these within Iowa.

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  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

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  4. 04Highest-spending districts

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  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

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  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory and membership · 2024-25

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts State assessment results, all students · 2021-22

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