Total enrollment
14,960
+702 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District
Iowa · 15,111 students · 5 cities
Iowa City Comm School District runs the local public-school system inside Iowa: 29 K-12 campuses serving roughly 15,111 students, with 21 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
7-year change in Iowa City Comm School District
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
28
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
50%
was 57%
% Hispanic
14%
was 12%
% Black
24%
was 19%
% Asian
5%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Iowa City Comm School District
Across 29 schools, Iowa City Comm School District educates about 15,111 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
On the school-mix side, Iowa City Comm School District consists of 21 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 521 in this district, above the Iowa typical of 376.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,960 students, rose 5% from the 14,258 reported in SY 2017-18. The school count climbed from 27 to 28 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 57% to 50%.
On this page, the community for Iowa City Comm School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.