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The largest public high schools in Polk County, Iowa

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in Polk County, Iowa, drawn from 20 qualifying public high schools. Lincoln High School leads the list at 2,364, against a median of 1,231 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Top Students

2,364

Median Students

1,231

LARGEST · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Lincoln High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,364
2	Valley High School	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	2,178
3	Roosevelt High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	2,051
4	East High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,952
5	Johnston Senior High School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,820
6	Southeast Polk High School	Pleasant Hill, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	High	1,722
7	Ankeny Centennial High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,470
8	North High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	1,428
9	Ankeny High School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,375
10	Urbandale High School	Urbandale, IA	Urbandale Comm School District	High	1,301
11	Johnston Middle School	Johnston, IA	Johnston Comm School District	High	1,161
12	Northview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	1,021
13	Southview Middle School	Ankeny, IA	Ankeny Comm School District	High	913
14	Hoover High School	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	High	898
15	Bondurant-Farrar High School	Bondurant, IA	Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District	High	849
16	Valley Southwoods	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	678
17	North Polk High School	Alleman, IA	North Polk Comm School District	High	644
18	Saydel High School	Des Moines, IA	Saydel Comm School District	High	458
19	Walnut Creek Campus	West Des Moines, IA	West Des Moines Comm School District	High	152
20	Great Oaks High School and Career Center	Des Moines, IA	Charter Organization: Oakmont Education	High	72

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