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The smallest public high schools in Polk County, Iowa

Across Polk County, Iowa, 20 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Great Oaks High School and Career Center leads the list at 72, against a median of 1,231 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Polk County, Iowa

Best Students

Median Students

1,231

SMALLEST · POLK COUNTY, IOWA

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

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