Total enrollment
14,189
-266 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Sioux City Comm School District
Iowa · 14,189 students · 2 cities
For a Iowa district, Sioux City Comm School District runs a mid-sized public-school system: 22 schools and roughly 14,189 students (15 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high).
4-year change in Sioux City Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Sioux City Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #153 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 14,189 | #4 of 234 | #597 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #5 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #173 of 234 | #5,212 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 68.7% | #6 of 234 | #2,047 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #3 of 119 | #478 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Sioux City Comm School District
State test results across the district's 17 scored schools run from Sunnyside Elementary School at 85.9% proficient to Irving Elementary School at 46.9%, a gap of 39.0 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 20 district schools that reported both years went from 14,163 to 14,105 students (unchanged) and from 876 to 960 full-time teachers (up 10%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Sioux City Comm School District
As a middle-population district in Iowa, Sioux City Comm School District educates 14,189 students across 22 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Sioux City Comm School District spans 15 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 645 in this district, above the Iowa typical of 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 14,455 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,189 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 20 to 21 across the same 4-year window.
On allk12, the community for Sioux City Comm School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.