Total enrollment
8,299
-785 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
16 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
Iowa · 8,299 students · 3 cities
Council Bluffs Comm School District runs 16 public K-12 schools inside Iowa, with combined enrollment around 8,299 (11 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
7-year change in Council Bluffs Comm School District
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
72%
was 76%
% Hispanic
17%
was 15%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School | Council Bluffs | High | 09-12 | 1,333 |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Council Bluffs | High | 09-12 | 1,146 |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School | Council Bluffs | Middle | 06-08 | 913 |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Council Bluffs | Middle | 06-08 | 855 |
| College View Elementary | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 488 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 455 |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 421 |
| Hoover Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 |
| Bloomer Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 396 |
| Rue Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 |
| Edison Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| Carter Lake Elementary School | Carter Lake | Elementary | PK-05 | 301 |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 271 |
| Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-PK | 119 |
| Crescent Elementary School | Crescent | Combined | M-M | · |
About Council Bluffs Comm School District
Council Bluffs Comm School District is a middle-population Iowa school district running 16 campuses with combined enrollment near 8,299.
Looking at the level breakdown, Council Bluffs Comm School District is made up of 11 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Council Bluffs Comm School District is about 519, above the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,299 students, shrank 9% from the 9,084 reported in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 76% to 72%.
On allk12, the community for Council Bluffs Comm School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.