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School Districts in Iowa

Iowa has 325 school districts on Census maps: 325 unified. Each page shows its grades, boundary map, the towns in it and its neighbors.

Largest school districts

  1. Des Moines Independent Community School District209,522 people
  2. Cedar Rapids Community School District127,262 people
  3. Iowa City Community School District123,585 people
  4. Davenport Community School District107,285 people
  5. Sioux City Community School District87,389 people
  6. Dubuque Community School District79,101 people
  7. Ankeny Community School District76,759 people
  8. Waterloo Community School District76,132 people
  9. Waukee Community School District73,679 people
  10. West Des Moines Community School District65,892 people
  11. Ames Community School District63,271 people
  12. Council Bluffs Community School District59,676 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for everyone living in the district, not enrollment.

By county

CountyDistricts with land thereLargest
Adair County5West Central Valley Community School District5,598 people
Adams County5Creston Community School District9,847 people
Allamakee County4Allamakee Community School District8,229 people
Appanoose County4Centerville Community School District8,306 people
Audubon County6Atlantic Community School District8,567 people
Benton County6Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District10,343 people
Black Hawk County11Waterloo Community School District76,132 people
Boone County12Boone Community School District14,241 people
Bremer County7Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District14,332 people
Buchanan County7Independence Community School District8,955 people
Buena Vista County6Storm Lake Community School District12,969 people
Butler County8Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District14,332 people
Calhoun County5Southeast Valley Community School District6,974 people
Carroll County7Carroll Community School District14,035 people
Cass County3Atlantic Community School District8,567 people
Cedar County8West Liberty Community School District6,249 people
Cerro Gordo County7Mason City Community School District28,006 people
Cherokee County7Cherokee Community School District6,344 people
Chickasaw County5Charles City Community School District10,223 people
Clarke County5Clarke Community School District8,437 people
Clay County7Spencer Community School District12,664 people
Clayton County7North Fayette Valley Community School District8,485 people
Clinton County8Clinton Community School District23,695 people
Crawford County8Denison Community School District10,517 people
Dallas County11Waukee Community School District73,679 people
Davis County4Davis County Community School District8,821 people
Decatur County6Clarke Community School District8,437 people
Delaware County7Western Dubuque County Community School District22,697 people
Des Moines County8Burlington Community School District27,723 people
Dickinson County6Spirit Lake Community School District8,581 people
Dubuque County2Dubuque Community School District79,101 people
Emmet County3Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District7,574 people
Fayette County8North Fayette Valley Community School District8,485 people
Floyd County6Charles City Community School District10,223 people
Franklin County7Hampton-Dumont Community School District6,562 people
Fremont County4Shenandoah Community School District7,004 people
Greene County6Greene County Community School District7,379 people
Grundy County7AGWSR Community School District4,351 people
Guthrie County5West Central Valley Community School District5,598 people
Hamilton County5Webster City Community School District10,835 people
Hancock County6Algona Community School District11,526 people
Hardin County7Iowa Falls Community School District6,247 people
Harrison County8AHSTW Community School District5,373 people
Henry County6Mount Pleasant Community School District13,203 people
Howard County3Howard-Winneshiek Community School District8,927 people
Humboldt County6Algona Community School District11,526 people
Ida County6Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District5,359 people
Iowa County9Clear Creek-Amana Community School District18,491 people
Jackson County7Dubuque Community School District79,101 people
Jasper County11Southeast Polk Community School District43,814 people
Jefferson County4Fairfield Community School District14,124 people
Johnson County10Iowa City Community School District123,585 people
Jones County8Western Dubuque County Community School District22,697 people
Keokuk County6Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Community School District5,712 people
Kossuth County6Algona Community School District11,526 people
Lee County5Fort Madison Community School District16,561 people
Linn County13Cedar Rapids Community School District127,262 people
Louisa County5Columbus Community School District4,513 people
Lucas County3Chariton Community School District8,276 people
Lyon County6Sheldon Community School District7,946 people
Madison County8Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District11,020 people
Mahaska County6Oskaloosa Community School District15,820 people
Marion County7Southeast Polk Community School District43,814 people
Marshall County8Marshalltown Community School District30,337 people
Mills County6Lewis Central Community School District15,709 people
Mitchell County4Osage Community School District6,008 people
Monona County7West Monona Community School District4,024 people
Monroe County3Albia Community School District6,777 people
Montgomery County4Red Oak Community School District6,898 people
Muscatine County7Davenport Community School District107,285 people
O'Brien County5MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District11,239 people
Osceola County5Sheldon Community School District7,946 people
Page County6Shenandoah Community School District7,004 people
Palo Alto County6Emmetsburg Community School District4,626 people
Plymouth County7Sioux City Community School District87,389 people
Pocahontas County7Pocahontas Area Community School District4,507 people
Polk County15Des Moines Independent Community School District209,522 people
Pottawattamie County10Council Bluffs Community School District59,676 people
Poweshiek County9Grinnell-Newburg Community School District12,729 people
Ringgold County6Mount Ayr Community School District3,781 people
Sac County7Storm Lake Community School District12,969 people
Scott County7Davenport Community School District107,285 people
Shelby County5Harlan Community School District8,266 people
Sioux County8MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District11,239 people
Story County8Ames Community School District63,271 people
Tama County7South Tama County Community School District8,233 people
Taylor County6Clarinda Community School District6,845 people
Union County4Creston Community School District9,847 people
Van Buren County2Van Buren County Community School District7,375 people
Wapello County4Ottumwa Community School District29,498 people
Warren County8Des Moines Independent Community School District209,522 people
Washington County6Washington Community School District10,287 people
Wayne County3Wayne Community School District3,867 people
Webster County8Fort Dodge Community School District28,993 people
Winnebago County3Forest City Community School District7,414 people
Winneshiek County6Decorah Community School District12,621 people
Woodbury County9Sioux City Community School District87,389 people
Worth County5Forest City Community School District7,414 people
Wright County6Webster City Community School District10,835 people

Before using this answer for enrollment

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