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Iowa: the highest-poverty school districts

234 districts

Iowa public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Postville Comm School DistrictIA473758078.7%
2Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictIA5929,67622,58476.1%
3Marshalltown Comm School DistrictIA105,0993,84475.4%
4Waterloo Comm School DistrictIA1810,4847,45171.1%
5Storm Lake Comm School DistrictIA62,9332,05570.1%
6Sioux City Comm School DistrictIA2114,1898,84368.7%
7Columbus Comm School DistrictIA370745964.9%
8Central Decatur Comm School DistrictIA363240964.7%
9Denison Comm School DistrictIA42,2581,44564.0%
10Rock Valley Comm School DistrictIA488455462.7%
11Cardinal Comm School DistrictIA31,07965460.6%
12South Tama CountyIA31,36881959.9%
13Eagle Grove Comm School DistrictIA31,03261459.5%
14Fort Madison Comm School DistrictIA52,9831,76359.1%
15Chariton Comm School DistrictIA41,24973058.4%
16Maquoketa Comm School DistrictIA41,25973158.1%
17Perry Comm School DistrictIA31,7351,00157.7%
18Clarke Comm School DistrictIA31,36277957.2%
19Keokuk Comm School DistrictIA51,72098057.0%
20Cedar Rapids Comm School DistrictIA3515,4948,78156.7%
21Van Buren County Comm School DistrictIA382146456.5%
22West Des Moines Comm School DistrictIA139,0095,04856.0%
23Belmond-Klemme Comm School DistrictIA265936355.1%
24West Sioux Comm School DistrictIA470839055.1%
25Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School DistrictIA276041654.7%
26Centerville Comm School DistrictIA41,22466854.6%
27Hampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictIA41,26868754.2%
28Davenport Comm School DistrictIA2712,8126,91654.0%
29Burlington Comm School DistrictIA83,1401,66853.1%
30Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictIA31,12759552.8%
31Lenox Comm School DistrictIA252727852.8%
32Wayne Comm School DistrictIA258330852.8%
33Charles City Comm School DistrictIA41,34470852.7%
34Clinton Comm School DistrictIA63,2481,70752.6%
35Fort Dodge Comm School DistrictIA73,3851,77452.4%
36Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School DistrictIA368836052.3%
37Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School DistrictIA41,55881452.2%
38Pocahontas Area Comm School DistrictIA365934352.0%
39Bedford Comm School DistrictIA251426551.6%
40Red Oak Comm School DistrictIA393247951.4%
41West Liberty Comm School DistrictIA41,29166251.3%
42Oelwein Comm School DistrictIA51,32667651.0%
43Howard-Winneshiek Comm School DistrictIA41,02151850.7%
44Newton Comm School DistrictIA72,9291,48250.6%
45Spencer Comm School DistrictIA52,0941,05450.3%
46Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School DistrictIA362931650.2%
47Creston Comm School DistrictIA41,30364849.7%
48Muscatine Comm School DistrictIA94,2802,11949.5%
49Sioux Center Comm School DistrictIA51,65981349.0%
50Southeast Valley Community School DistrictIA41,07752548.7%

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