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Iowa: the largest school districts

234 districts

Iowa public school districts ranked by total student enrollment across every school in the district. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
1Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictIA5929,67629,676
2Cedar Rapids Comm School DistrictIA3515,49415,494
3Iowa City Comm School DistrictIA2915,11115,111
4Sioux City Comm School DistrictIA2114,18914,189
5Waukee Comm School DistrictIA1913,91713,917
6Davenport Comm School DistrictIA2712,81212,812
7Ankeny Comm School DistrictIA1812,74612,746
8Waterloo Comm School DistrictIA1810,48410,484
9Dubuque Comm School DistrictIA199,8439,843
10West Des Moines Comm School DistrictIA139,0099,009
11Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictIA158,2998,299
12Linn-Mar Comm School DistrictIA127,3617,361
13Johnston Comm School DistrictIA87,3397,339
14Southeast Polk Comm School DistrictIA106,3596,359
15Cedar Falls Comm School DistrictIA105,8535,853
16College Comm School DistrictIA105,7925,792
17Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictIA85,6965,696
18Marshalltown Comm School DistrictIA105,0995,099
19Ottumwa Comm School DistrictIA125,0055,005
20Ames Comm School DistrictIA84,6884,688
21Muscatine Comm School DistrictIA94,2804,280
22Bettendorf Comm School DistrictIA74,2574,257
23Urbandale Comm School DistrictIA64,1654,165
24Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictIA73,7433,743
25Western Dubuque Comm School DistrictIA83,6433,643
26Indianola Comm School DistrictIA63,5993,599
27Norwalk Comm School DistrictIA53,5193,519
28Mason City Comm School DistrictIA93,4063,406
29Fort Dodge Comm School DistrictIA73,3853,385
30North Scott Comm School DistrictIA73,3353,335
31Clinton Comm School DistrictIA63,2483,248
32Clear Creek Amana Comm School DistrictIA93,1563,156
33Lewis Central Comm School DistrictIA43,1433,143
34Burlington Comm School DistrictIA83,1403,140
35Fort Madison Comm School DistrictIA52,9832,983
36Storm Lake Comm School DistrictIA62,9332,933
37Newton Comm School DistrictIA72,9292,929
38Bondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictIA52,8242,824
39Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School DistrictIA92,7222,722
40Pella Comm School DistrictIA62,4622,462
41North Polk Comm School DistrictIA52,3092,309
42Carlisle Comm School DistrictIA42,2902,290
43Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictIA52,2782,278
44Denison Comm School DistrictIA42,2582,258
45Marion Independent School DistrictIA52,1632,163
46Le Mars Comm School DistrictIA62,1572,157
47Spencer Comm School DistrictIA52,0942,094
48Oskaloosa Comm School DistrictIA52,0732,073
49Clayton Ridge Comm School DistrictIA42,0662,066
50Mount Pleasant Comm School DistrictIA82,0112,011

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