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The largest public K-12 schools in Iowa

Across Iowa, 3 public K-12 schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Meskwaki Settlement School leads the list at 294, against a median of 109 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

Iowa

Top Students

294

Median Students

109

LARGEST · IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Meskwaki Settlement School	Tama, IA	Meskwaki Settlement School	Combined	294
2	Ruby Van Meter	Des Moines, IA	Des Moines Independent Comm School District	Combined	109
3	Prairie Crossing	Cedar Rapids, IA	College Comm School District	Combined	67

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