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The highest-poverty public high schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa, drawn from 7 qualifying public high schools. Expo Alternative Learning Center leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 32.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Black Hawk County, Iowa

Top % FRL

80.2%

Median % FRL

32.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Expo Alternative Learning Center	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	561	80.2%
2	East High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	1,016	70.8%
3	West High School	Waterloo, IA	Waterloo Comm School District	High	1,696	59.1%
4	Dunkerton High School	Dunkerton, IA	Dunkerton Comm School District	High	200	32.0%
5	Union High School	La Porte City, IA	Union Comm School District	High	279	24.0%
6	Hudson High School	Hudson, IA	Hudson Comm School District	High	371	23.7%
7	Cedar Falls High School	Cedar Falls, IA	Cedar Falls Comm School District	High	1,333	20.7%

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