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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. The median ranked district is at 36.5%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
51Mason City Comm School DistrictIA93,4061,63748.1%
52Webster City Comm School DistrictIA51,68881048.0%
53Greene County Comm School DistrictIA31,24058947.5%
54Sioux Central Comm School DistrictIA363930046.9%
55Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School DistrictIA460228146.7%
56Missouri Valley Comm School DistrictIA374534746.6%
57Ottumwa Comm School DistrictIA125,0052,32746.5%
58Boyden-Hull Comm School DistrictIA257526746.4%
59Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictIA158,2993,85346.4%
60Starmont Comm School DistrictIA353124646.3%
61Cherokee Comm School DistrictIA31,16352945.5%
62Dubuque Comm School DistrictIA199,8434,46845.4%
63Knoxville Comm School DistrictIA41,66475545.4%
64AGWSR Comm School DistrictIA564229045.2%
65Fairfield Comm School DistrictIA41,40863445.0%
66Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictIA493441644.5%
67Davis County Comm School DistrictIA41,14750844.3%
68Mount Pleasant Comm School DistrictIA82,01188644.1%
69West Monona Comm School DistrictIA363327843.9%
70Pekin Comm School DistrictIA256624843.8%
71Midland Comm School DistrictIA250421943.5%
72North Cedar Comm School DistrictIA355023843.3%
73Mount Ayr Comm School DistrictIA258425243.2%
74Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDIA491639342.9%
75Clarinda Comm School DistrictIA21,08446442.8%
76Newell-Fonda Comm School DistrictIA354223142.6%
77South Central Calhoun Comm School DistrictIA391238842.5%
78Camanche Comm School DistrictIA392338942.1%
79Glenwood Comm School DistrictIA42,00183841.9%
80WACO Comm School DistrictIA255823441.9%
81Nodaway Valley Comm School DistrictIA363626541.7%
82CAM Comm School DistrictIA51,95081141.6%
83Shenandoah Comm School DistrictIA51,22751041.6%
84Iowa City Comm School DistrictIA2915,1116,25641.4%
85Oskaloosa Comm School DistrictIA52,07385941.4%
86Atlantic Comm School DistrictIA41,58765541.3%
87Clayton Ridge Comm School DistrictIA42,06685241.2%
88New Hampton Comm School DistrictIA31,12645940.8%
89West Central Valley Comm School DistrictIA485234840.8%
90Emmetsburg Comm School DistrictIA372729640.7%
91Urbandale Comm School DistrictIA64,1651,66540.0%
92Nevada Comm School DistrictIA31,57262439.7%
93East Sac County Comm School DistrictIA277730839.6%
94Louisa-Muscatine Comm School DistrictIA282132539.6%
95Westwood Comm School DistrictIA259723639.5%
96Riverside Comm School DistrictIA367726739.4%
97Sigourney Comm School DistrictIA260523839.3%
98Saydel Comm School DistrictIA31,40955239.2%
99Allamakee Comm School DistrictIA41,13744439.1%
100Colfax-Mingo Comm School DistrictIA268626839.1%

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