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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Iowa

126 public high schools in Iowa appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Rock Valley High School leads the list at -43.7%, against a median of -9.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
126
Iowa
Best Enrollment change
-43.7%
Median Enrollment change
-9.3%
FASTEST DECLINING · IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Rock Valley High SchoolRock Valley, IARock Valley Comm School District430242-43.7%
2Crestwood High SchoolCresco, IAHoward-Winneshiek Comm School District582346-40.5%
3River Valley Junior- Senior High SchoolCorrectionville, IARiver Valley Comm School District224137-38.8%
4AHSTW High SchoolAvoca, IAAHSTW Comm School District315205-34.9%
5North Cedar Jr/Sr High SchoolClarence, IANorth Cedar Comm School District353243-31.2%
6Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District968684-29.3%
7Waukee High SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District1,9411,375-29.2%
8Ottumwa High SchoolOttumwa, IAOttumwa Comm School District1,275910-28.6%
9Tripoli Middle/Sr High SchoolTripoli, IATripoli Comm School District237170-28.3%
10Griswold Middle/High SchoolGriswold, IAGriswold Comm School District261193-26.1%
11Prairieview SchoolWaukee, IAWaukee Comm School District726539-25.8%
12Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High SchoolWinfield, IAWinfield-Mt Union Comm School District266198-25.6%
13North-Linn Senior High SchoolTroy Mills, IANorth Linn Comm School District208158-24.0%
14Sidney High SchoolSidney, IASidney Comm School District258196-24.0%
15West High SchoolDavenport, IADavenport Comm School District1,7141,304-23.9%
16Clayton Ridge High SchoolGuttenberg, IAClayton Ridge Comm School District231176-23.8%
17Washington High SchoolWashington, IAWashington Comm School District584452-22.6%
18Central Middle School/High SchoolElkader, IACentral Comm School District234182-22.2%
19Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High SchoolBelle Plaine, IABelle Plaine Comm School District261205-21.5%
20Union High SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School District355279-21.4%
21Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo, IAColo-NESCO Comm School District274216-21.2%
22Wapello Senior High SchoolWapello, IAWapello Comm School District237187-21.1%
23Rockford Junior-Senior High SchoolRockford, IARudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm School District219173-21.0%
24Dunkerton High SchoolDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School District251200-20.3%
25Boyden-Hull High SchoolHull, IABoyden-Hull Comm School District317253-20.2%
26Forest City High SchoolForest City, IAForest City Comm School District379304-19.8%
27Sibley-Ocheyedan High SchoolSibley, IASibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District240195-18.8%
28Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District1,106898-18.8%
29Southeast Polk High SchoolPleasant Hill, IASoutheast Polk Comm School District2,0731,722-16.9%
30Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone Tree, IALone Tree Comm School District246205-16.7%
31Metro High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District342288-15.8%
32South Hardin High SchoolEldora, IAEldora-New Providence Comm School District281237-15.7%
33Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance CenterWheatland, IACalamus-Wheatland Comm School District215182-15.3%
34Guthrie Center High SchoolGuthrie Center, IAGuthrie Center Comm School District233198-15.0%
35South O'Brien Secondary SchoolPaullina, IASouth O'Brien Comm School District283241-14.8%
36Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolMaxwell, IACollins-Maxwell Comm School District223190-14.8%
37South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolJewell, IASouth Hamilton Comm School District352300-14.8%
38Interstate 35 High SchoolTruro, IAInterstate 35 Comm School District449385-14.3%
39Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, IAFairfield Comm School District515442-14.2%
40Easton Valley Junior High / High SchoolPreston, IAEaston Valley Comm School District228198-13.2%
41Edgewood-Colesburg High SchoolEdgewood, IAEdgewood-Colesburg Comm School District237206-13.1%
42Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High SchoolMartensdale, IAMartensdale-St Marys Comm School District259225-13.1%
43Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High SchoolColfax, IAColfax-Mingo Comm School District330287-13.0%
44George Washington High SchoolCedar Rapids, IACedar Rapids Comm School District1,3591,182-13.0%
45East High SchoolDes Moines, IADes Moines Independent Comm School District2,2361,952-12.7%
46Missouri Valley High SchoolMissouri Valley, IAMissouri Valley Comm School District261228-12.6%
47Hempstead High SchoolDubuque, IADubuque Comm School District1,7091,499-12.3%
48Monticello High SchoolMonticello, IAMonticello Comm School District365320-12.3%
49Madrid High SchoolMadrid, IAMadrid Comm School District222195-12.2%
50Centerville High SchoolCenterville, IACenterville Comm School District417368-11.8%
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