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Iowa: the most racially diverse school districts

119 districts

Iowa public school districts ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random from the district belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 30.6%. Showing ranks 1 to 50.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsDiversity index
1Des Moines Independent Comm School DistrictIA5929,67674.3%
2Waterloo Comm School DistrictIA1810,48473.6%
3Sioux City Comm School DistrictIA2114,18969.2%
4Davenport Comm School DistrictIA2712,81268.3%
5Ottumwa Comm School DistrictIA125,00567.4%
6Iowa City Comm School DistrictIA2915,11166.2%
7West Des Moines Comm School DistrictIA139,00965.0%
8Cedar Rapids Comm School DistrictIA3515,49463.8%
9Storm Lake Comm School DistrictIA62,93363.7%
10South Tama CountyIA31,36863.2%
11Marshalltown Comm School DistrictIA105,09958.9%
12Ames Comm School DistrictIA84,68858.4%
13Urbandale Comm School DistrictIA64,16558.1%
14Perry Comm School DistrictIA31,73557.9%
15Muscatine Comm School DistrictIA94,28057.6%
16Burlington Comm School DistrictIA83,14057.3%
17Johnston Comm School DistrictIA87,33955.6%
18Clarke Comm School DistrictIA31,36254.8%
19Sioux Center Comm School DistrictIA51,65954.2%
20Eagle Grove Comm School DistrictIA31,03253.9%
21Bettendorf Comm School DistrictIA74,25752.9%
22Fort Dodge Comm School DistrictIA73,38552.5%
23Waukee Comm School DistrictIA1913,91752.2%
24Hampton-Dumont Comm School DistrictIA41,26852.1%
25College Comm School DistrictIA105,79251.3%
26Mason City Comm School DistrictIA93,40650.2%
27Clinton Comm School DistrictIA63,24849.9%
28West Liberty Comm School DistrictIA41,29149.9%
29Southeast Polk Comm School DistrictIA106,35949.3%
30Webster City Comm School DistrictIA51,68849.2%
31Denison Comm School DistrictIA42,25849.0%
32Le Mars Comm School DistrictIA62,15748.8%
33Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School DistrictIA31,12748.7%
34Sheldon Comm School DistrictIA41,17948.2%
35Saydel Comm School DistrictIA31,40948.2%
36Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School DistrictIA41,68447.8%
37Pleasant Valley Comm School DistrictIA85,69646.3%
38Clear Creek Amana Comm School DistrictIA93,15646.1%
39Dubuque Comm School DistrictIA199,84344.8%
40Washington Comm School DistrictIA41,60044.7%
41Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictIA158,29944.5%
42Charles City Comm School DistrictIA41,34444.1%
43Linn-Mar Comm School DistrictIA127,36143.8%
44MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School DistrictIA31,49542.7%
45Ankeny Comm School DistrictIA1812,74640.9%
46Clayton Ridge Comm School DistrictIA42,06640.9%
47Fairfield Comm School DistrictIA41,40836.4%
48Marion Independent School DistrictIA52,16335.6%
49Lewis Central Comm School DistrictIA43,14335.4%
50CAM Comm School DistrictIA51,95035.1%

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