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Iowa: the school districts with the highest student-to-teacher ratios

234 districts

Iowa public school districts ranked by the highest district-wide student-to-teacher ratio. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsRatio
1Emmetsburg Comm School DistrictIA372719.7:1
2Central Lee Comm School DistrictIA31,31117.9:1
3Van Meter Comm School DistrictIA31,14617.8:1
4Underwood Comm School DistrictIA385516.6:1
5Lewis Central Comm School DistrictIA43,14316.5:1
6Hinton Comm School DistrictIA386016.1:1
7Johnston Comm School DistrictIA87,33916.0:1
8Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School DistrictIA493416.0:1
9Waukee Comm School DistrictIA1913,91716.0:1
10Albia Comm School DistrictIA51,12315.9:1
11Gilbert Comm School DistrictIA41,68215.9:1
12North Polk Comm School DistrictIA52,30915.9:1
13Glenwood Comm School DistrictIA42,00115.8:1
14Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictIA5929,67615.7:1
15Mount Vernon Comm School DistrictIA31,43815.7:1
16Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictIA85,69615.7:1
17Wilton Comm School DistrictIA295615.7:1
18Ankeny Comm School DistrictIA1812,74615.6:1
19Benton Comm School DistrictIA51,61415.6:1
20Fort Dodge Comm School DistrictIA73,38515.6:1
21Lawton-Bronson Comm School DistrictIA272915.6:1
22Logan-Magnolia Comm School DistrictIA272515.6:1
23North Scott Comm School DistrictIA73,33515.6:1
24Algona Comm School DistrictIA51,58315.5:1
25Roland-Story Comm School DistrictIA31,09415.5:1
26Storm Lake Comm School DistrictIA62,93315.5:1
27Alburnett Comm School DistrictIA385715.4:1
28Denver Comm School DistrictIA41,00715.4:1
29Norwalk Comm School DistrictIA53,51915.4:1
30Carlisle Comm School DistrictIA42,29015.3:1
31Hudson Comm School DistrictIA293315.3:1
32Janesville Consolidated School DistrictIA251215.3:1
33Jesup Comm School DistrictIA61,02415.2:1
34Le Mars Comm School DistrictIA62,15715.2:1
35Spencer Comm School DistrictIA52,09415.2:1
36Treynor Comm School DistrictIA381715.2:1
37West Marshall Comm School DistrictIA391715.2:1
38Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictIA73,74315.1:1
39Indianola Comm School DistrictIA63,59915.1:1
40Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictIA41,68415.1:1
41Spirit Lake Comm School DistrictIA31,31915.1:1
42Bettendorf Comm School DistrictIA74,25715.0:1
43College Comm School DistrictIA105,79215.0:1
44Dike-New Hartford Comm School DistrictIA495715.0:1
45Saydel Comm School DistrictIA31,40915.0:1
46St Ansgar Comm School DistrictIA364315.0:1
47West Burlington Ind School DistrictIA287515.0:1
48Bondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictIA52,82414.9:1
49Hampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictIA41,26814.9:1
50Ottumwa Comm School DistrictIA125,00514.9:1

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