§ Iowa school directory
Schools in Iowa.
1,521 Iowa schools across 325 districts. Browse by school district below, or jump to elementary, middle, or high schools.
Free school profiles report enrollment, staffing, programs, and headline outcomes with vintages. Year-by-year trends and the full 122-field record are member products.
1,521
schools
1,339
public + charter
182
private schools
325
districts listed
§ Distribution
What the numbers say across Iowa.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: level mix, school size, staffing ratios, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
Level mix · 2024
1,521
schools in this directory, split by the level each record reports.
Elementary669
Middle245
High344
Other263
Reported level · v2026.07
School size · 2024
294
students at the median Iowa school; the middle half of schools enroll between 181 and 440 students.
Under 200438
200–499790
500–999211
1,000+64
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.7 : 1
students per teacher at the median Iowa school reporting staffing.
25th percentile12.2 : 1
Median13.7 : 1
75th percentile15.3 : 1
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Sector mix
Public 1,332Public charter 7Private 182
Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.
Record mix · v2026.07
Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 11.2% of this list (171 of 1,521 records); the five most-represented cities account for 14.3%.
§ School districts
Every Iowa school district.
Linked districts open full school lists, feeder relationships, and nearby districts. Remaining districts are listed for reference.
Adair-casey Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Agwsr Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Ahstw Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Akron Westfield Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Albert City-truesdale Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Albia Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Alburnett Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Alden Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Algona Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Allamakee Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Alta-aurelia Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Ames Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Anamosa Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Andrew Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Ankeny Comm School District
18 schools
18 schools
Aplington-parkersburg Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Ar-we-va Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Atlantic Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Audubon Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Ballard Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Baxter Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Bcluw Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Bedford Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Belle Plaine Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Bellevue Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Belmond-klemme Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Bennett Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Benton Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Bettendorf Comm School District
7 schools
7 schools
Bondurant-farrar Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Boone Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Boyden-hull Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Boyer Valley Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Brooklyn-guernsey-malcom Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Burlington Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Cal Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Calamus-wheatland Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Cam Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Camanche Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Cardinal Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Carlisle Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Carroll Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Cedar Falls Comm School District
10 schools
10 schools
Cedar Rapids Comm School District
35 schools
35 schools
Center Point-urbana Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Centerville Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Central City Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Central Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Central Decatur Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Central Dewitt School District
4 schools
4 schools
Central Lee Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Central Lyon Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Central Springs Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Chariton Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Charles City Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Charter Oak-ute Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Cherokee Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Clarinda Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Clarion-goldfield-dows Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Clarke Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Clarksville Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Clay Central-everly Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Clayton Ridge Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Clear Creek Amana Comm School District
9 schools
9 schools
Clear Lake Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Clinton Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Colfax-mingo Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
College Comm School District
10 schools
10 schools
Collins-maxwell Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Colo-nesco Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Columbus Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Coon Rapids-bayard Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Corning Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Council Bluffs Comm School District
15 schools
15 schools
Creston Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Dallas Center-grimes Comm School District
7 schools
7 schools
Danville Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Davenport Comm School District
27 schools
27 schools
Davis County Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Decorah Community School District
5 schools
5 schools
Delwood Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Denison Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Denver Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
59 schools
59 schools
Diagonal Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Dike-new Hartford Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Dubuque Comm School District
19 schools
19 schools
Dunkerton Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Durant Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Eagle Grove Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Earlham Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
East Buchanan Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
East Marshall Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
East Mills Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
East Sac County Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
East Union Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Eastern Allamakee Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Easton Valley Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Eddyville-blakesburg- Fremont CSD
4 schools
4 schools
Edgewood-colesburg Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Eldora-new Providence Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Emmetsburg Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
English Valleys Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Essex Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist
3 schools
3 schools
Exira-elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist
2 schools
2 schools
Fairfield Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Forest City Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Fort Dodge Comm School District
7 schools
7 schools
Fort Madison Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Fremont-mills Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Galva-holstein Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Garner-hayfield-ventura Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
George-little Rock Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Gilbert Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Gilmore City-bradgate Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Gladbrook-reinbeck Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Glenwood Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Glidden-ralston Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Gmg Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Graettinger-terril Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Greene County Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Grinnell-newburg Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Griswold Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Grundy Center Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Guthrie Center Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
H-l-v Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Hamburg Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Hampton-dumont Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Harlan Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Harris-lake Park Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Hartley-melvin-sanborn Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Highland Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Hinton Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Howard-winneshiek Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Hubbard-radcliffe Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Hudson Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Humboldt Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Ikm-manning Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Independence Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Indianola Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Interstate 35 Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Iowa City Comm School District
29 schools
29 schools
Iowa Falls Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Iowa Valley Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Janesville Consolidated School District
2 schools
2 schools
Jesup Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Johnston Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Keokuk Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Keota Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Kingsley-pierson Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Knoxville Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Lake Mills Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Lamoni Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Laurens-marathon Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Lawton-bronson Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Le Mars Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Lenox Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Lewis Central Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Linn-mar Comm School District
12 schools
12 schools
Lisbon Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Logan-magnolia Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Lone Tree Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Louisa-muscatine Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Lynnville-sully Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Madrid Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Maple Valley-anthon Oto Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Maquoketa Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Maquoketa Valley Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Marcus-meriden-cleghorn Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Marion Independent School District
5 schools
5 schools
Marshalltown Comm School District
10 schools
10 schools
Martensdale-st Marys Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Mason City Comm School District
9 schools
9 schools
Mediapolis Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Melcher-dallas Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Mfl Marmac Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Mid-prairie Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Midland Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Missouri Valley Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Moc-floyd Valley Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Montezuma Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Monticello Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Moravia Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Mormon Trail Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Morning Sun Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Moulton-udell Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Mount Ayr Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Mount Pleasant Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Mount Vernon Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Murray Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Muscatine Comm School District
9 schools
9 schools
Nashua-plainfield Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Nevada Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
New Hampton Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
New London Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Newell-fonda Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Newton Comm School District
7 schools
7 schools
Nodaway Valley Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
North Butler Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
North Cedar Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
North Fayette Valley Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
North Iowa Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
North Kossuth Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
North Linn Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
North Mahaska Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
North Polk Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
North Scott Comm School District
7 schools
7 schools
North Tama County Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
North Union Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Northeast Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Northwood-kensett Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Norwalk Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Oelwein Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Ogden Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Okoboji Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Olin Consolidated School District
1 schools
1 schools
Orient-macksburg Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Osage Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Oskaloosa Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Ottumwa Comm School District
12 schools
12 schools
Panorama Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Paton-churdan Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Pcm Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Pekin Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Pella Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Perry Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Pleasant Valley Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Pleasantville Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Pocahontas Area Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Postville Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Red Oak Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Remsen-union Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Riceville Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
River Valley Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Riverside Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Rock Valley Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Roland-story Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Rudd-rockford-marble Rk Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Ruthven-ayrshire Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Saydel Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Schaller-crestland Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Schleswig Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Sergeant Bluff-luton Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Seymour Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Sheldon Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Shenandoah Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Sibley-ocheyedan Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Sidney Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Sigourney Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Sioux Center Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Sioux Central Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Sioux City Comm School District
21 schools
21 schools
Solon Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
South Central Calhoun Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
South Hamilton Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
South O'brien Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
South Page Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
South Tama County
3 schools
3 schools
South Winneshiek Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Southeast Polk Comm School District
11 schools
11 schools
Southeast Warren Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Spencer Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
Spirit Lake Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Springville Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
St Ansgar Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Stanton Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Starmont Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Storm Lake Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Stratford Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Sumner-fredericksburg Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Tipton Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Treynor Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Tri-center Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Tri-county Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Tripoli Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Turkey Valley Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Twin Cedars Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Twin Rivers Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Underwood Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Union Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
United Comm School District
1 schools
1 schools
Urbandale Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Van Buren County Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Van Meter Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Villisca Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Vinton-shellsburg Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Waco Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Wapello Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Wapsie Valley Comm School District
6 schools
6 schools
Washington Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Waterloo Comm School District
18 schools
18 schools
Waukee Comm School District
20 schools
20 schools
Waverly-shell Rock Comm School District
9 schools
9 schools
Wayne Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Webster City Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
West Bend-mallard Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Branch Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
West Burlington Ind School District
2 schools
2 schools
West Central Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
West Central Valley Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
West Delaware County Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Des Moines Comm School District
14 schools
14 schools
West Fork Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Hancock Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Harrison Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
West Liberty Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
West Lyon Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Marshall Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Monona Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
West Sioux Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Western Dubuque Comm School District
8 schools
8 schools
Westwood Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Whiting Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Williamsburg Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Wilton Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Winfield-mt Union Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Winterset Comm School District
4 schools
4 schools
Woodbine Comm School District
2 schools
2 schools
Woodbury Central Comm School District
3 schools
3 schools
Woodward-granger Comm School District
5 schools
5 schools
District list from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles. Linked districts open full school directories; every school profile carries key facts free.
§ By level
Iowa schools by level.
Each level groups the records that report that classification in the v2026.07 release. Counts, enrollment, and staffing medians come from the same records as the district list above.
Elementary
669
schools · 44.0% of the Iowa directory
Students enrolled226,577
Districts326
Cities380
Median school size320
Median pupil–teacher ratio13.3 : 1
Most listed cityDes Moines · 42
Middle
245
schools · 16.1% of the Iowa directory
Students enrolled98,227
Districts198
Cities203
Median school size339
Median pupil–teacher ratio14.4 : 1
Most listed cityDes Moines · 11
High
344
schools · 22.6% of the Iowa directory
Students enrolled159,106
Districts305
Cities300
Median school size294
Median pupil–teacher ratio13.8 : 1
Most listed cityDes Moines · 8
Other
263
schools · 17.3% of the Iowa directory
Students enrolled52,483
Districts54
Cities121
Median school size119
Median pupil–teacher ratio16.4 : 1
Most listed cityCedar Rapids · 19
§ FAQ
Questions about Iowa schools.
How many schools are in Iowa?
K12 Atlas profiles 1,521 public, charter, and private schools in Iowa in release v2026.07 — 1,339 public or charter and 182 private.
How many students attend Iowa schools?
536,393 students were enrolled across 1,521 Iowa schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many school districts are in Iowa?
The directory lists 325 Iowa school districts. 0 currently carry full district pages with school lists and feeder relationships.
How many elementary, middle, and high schools are in Iowa?
Iowa reports 669 elementary, 245 middle, 344 high, and 263 other schools in release v2026.07.
What is the largest school district in Iowa?
Des Moines Independent Comm School District is the largest Iowa school district by school count in the K12 Atlas directory, with 59 schools listed.
What grades do schools in Iowa cover?
Grade spans vary by school and district. Every school profile in this directory lists its grade span.
Can I get the full Iowa school dataset?
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Need the full Iowa dataset?
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