§ Iowa high directory
High schools in Iowa.
344 high schools across 305 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.
Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.
344
high schools
305
districts represented
300
cities represented
159,106
students enrolled
§ Distribution
What the numbers say across Iowa.
Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.
School size · 2024
294
students at the median high school; the middle half of schools enroll between 200 and 486 students.
Under 20085
200–499173
500–99939
1,000+46
Reported enrollment · v2026.07
Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.8 : 1
students per teacher at the median high school reporting staffing.
25th percentile11.8 : 1
Median13.8 : 1
75th percentile15.8 : 1
Reported staffing · v2026.07
Grade spans · 2024
Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.
Grades 09–12215
Grades 07–1270
Grades 06–1238
Grades 10–1211
Grades 05–127
Reported grade spans · v2026.07
Sector mix
Public 338Public charter 6
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 6.1% of this list (21 of 344 records); the five most-represented cities account for 7.0%.
§ Districts
Districts with high schools.
Every district with at least one high-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
| Des Moines Independent Comm School District | 6 | 1 | 9,073 |
| Cedar Rapids Comm School District | 4 | 1 | 4,619 |
| Davenport Comm School District | 4 | 1 | 4,088 |
| Iowa City Comm School District | 4 | 2 | 4,646 |
| Dubuque Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 3,238 |
| Mason City Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 1,070 |
| Sioux City Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 4,332 |
| Waterloo Comm School District | 3 | 1 | 3,273 |
| Ankeny Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 2,845 |
| Belmond-klemme Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 297 |
| Cam Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,210 |
| Council Bluffs Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 2,479 |
| Davis County Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 392 |
| Le Mars Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 701 |
| Marshalltown Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,719 |
| Mount Pleasant Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 571 |
| Newton Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 857 |
| Ottumwa Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 1,123 |
| Pocahontas Area Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 394 |
| Storm Lake Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 901 |
| Waukee Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 2,949 |
| Waverly-shell Rock Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 782 |
| West Des Moines Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 2,330 |
| Western Dubuque Comm School District | 2 | 2 | 1,319 |
| Woodward-granger Comm School District | 2 | 1 | 380 |
| Agwsr Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 190 |
| Ahstw Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Adel Desoto Minburn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 666 |
| Akron Westfield Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 188 |
| Albia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 348 |
| Alburnett Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 293 |
| Algona Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 458 |
| Allamakee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 392 |
| Alta-aurelia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 221 |
| Ames Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,440 |
| Anamosa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 381 |
| Aplington-parkersburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 247 |
| Ar-we-va Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| Atlantic Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 478 |
| Audubon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 291 |
| Bcluw Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 172 |
| Ballard Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 586 |
| Baxter Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 262 |
| Bedford Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 245 |
| Belle Plaine Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Bellevue Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 354 |
| Benton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 473 |
| Bettendorf Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,433 |
| Bondurant-farrar Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 849 |
| Boone Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 704 |
| Boyden-hull Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 253 |
| Boyer Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| Brooklyn-guernsey-malcom Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 268 |
| Burlington Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,016 |
| Calamus-wheatland Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 182 |
| Camanche Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 309 |
| Cardinal Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| Carlisle Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 754 |
| Carroll Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 483 |
| Cedar Falls Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,333 |
| Center Point-urbana Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 440 |
| Centerville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 368 |
| Central City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 182 |
| Central Dewitt School District | 1 | 1 | 533 |
| Central Decatur Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 291 |
| Central Lee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 353 |
| Central Lyon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 358 |
| Central Springs Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 236 |
| Chariton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 372 |
| Charles City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 472 |
| Charter Organization: Empowering Youths of Iowa | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Charter Organization: Oakmont Education | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| Cherokee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 366 |
| Choice Charter Schools | 1 | 1 | 257 |
| Clarinda Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 511 |
| Clarion-goldfield-dows Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 291 |
| Clarke Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 421 |
| Clarksville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 125 |
| Clayton Ridge Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| Clear Creek Amana Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 800 |
| Clear Lake Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 461 |
| Clinton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 981 |
| Colfax-mingo Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 287 |
| College Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,766 |
| Collins-maxwell Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 190 |
| Colo-nesco Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 216 |
| Columbus Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 220 |
| Coon Rapids-bayard Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 214 |
| Corning Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| Creston Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 486 |
| Dallas Center-grimes Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,073 |
| Danville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 289 |
| Decorah Community School District | 1 | 1 | 555 |
| Denison Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 777 |
| Denver Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 278 |
| Diagonal Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Dike-new Hartford Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 294 |
| Dunkerton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Durant Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 340 |
| Eagle Grove Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 329 |
| Earlham Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| East Buchanan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 189 |
| East Marshall Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 217 |
| East Mills Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 234 |
| East Sac County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 344 |
| East Union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| Eastern Allamakee Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| Easton Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| Eddyville-blakesburg- Fremont CSD | 1 | 1 | 431 |
| Edgewood-colesburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 206 |
| Eldora-new Providence Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 237 |
| Emmetsburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 235 |
| English Valleys Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 214 |
| Essex Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| Estherville Lincoln Central Com Sch Dist | 1 | 1 | 359 |
| Exira-elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch Dist | 1 | 1 | 184 |
| Fairfield Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 442 |
| Forest City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 304 |
| Fort Dodge Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,020 |
| Fort Madison Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 852 |
| Fremont-mills Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 213 |
| Gmg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Galva-holstein Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| Garner-hayfield-ventura Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 295 |
| George-little Rock Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| Gilbert Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 509 |
| Gladbrook-reinbeck Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 207 |
| Glenwood Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 570 |
| Glidden-ralston Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 163 |
| Graettinger-terril Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| Greene County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 375 |
| Grinnell-newburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 512 |
| Griswold Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 193 |
| Grundy Center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 241 |
| Guthrie Center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| H-l-v Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 133 |
| Hamburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Hampton-dumont Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 457 |
| Harlan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 486 |
| Harris-lake Park Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| Hartley-melvin-sanborn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 203 |
| Highland Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 149 |
| Hinton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 370 |
| Howard-winneshiek Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 346 |
| Hudson Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 371 |
| Humboldt Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 464 |
| Ikm-manning Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| Independence Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 712 |
| Indianola Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,165 |
| Interstate 35 Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 385 |
| Iowa Falls Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 398 |
| Iowa Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 229 |
| Janesville Consolidated School District | 1 | 1 | 243 |
| Jesup Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 269 |
| Johnston Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,820 |
| Keokuk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 583 |
| Keota Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 114 |
| Kingsley-pierson Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 141 |
| Knoxville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 508 |
| Lake Mills Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 193 |
| Lamoni Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 81 |
| Lawton-bronson Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 339 |
| Lenox Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| Lewis Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,020 |
| Linn-mar Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 2,229 |
| Lisbon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 301 |
| Logan-magnolia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 294 |
| Lone Tree Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Louisa-muscatine Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 353 |
| Lynnville-sully Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 160 |
| Mfl Marmac Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 263 |
| Moc-floyd Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 486 |
| Madrid Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 337 |
| Maple Valley-anthon Oto Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 256 |
| Maquoketa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 477 |
| Maquoketa Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 206 |
| Marcus-meriden-cleghorn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 213 |
| Marion Independent School District | 1 | 1 | 735 |
| Martensdale-st Marys Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 225 |
| Mediapolis Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 312 |
| Melcher-dallas Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 151 |
| Mid-prairie Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 362 |
| Midland Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 268 |
| Missouri Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 228 |
| Montezuma Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| Monticello Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 320 |
| Moravia Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 207 |
| Mormon Trail Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| Moulton-udell Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| Mount Ayr Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 304 |
| Mount Vernon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 470 |
| Murray Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| Muscatine Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,380 |
| Nashua-plainfield Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 311 |
| Nevada Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 498 |
| New Hampton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 318 |
| New London Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 284 |
| Newell-fonda Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 138 |
| Nodaway Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 180 |
| North Butler Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 254 |
| North Cedar Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 243 |
| North Fayette Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 323 |
| North Iowa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 124 |
| North Linn Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 158 |
| North Mahaska Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 275 |
| North Polk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 644 |
| North Scott Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,081 |
| North Tama County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 203 |
| North Union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| Northeast Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 452 |
| Northwood-kensett Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 265 |
| Norwalk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,035 |
| Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 326 |
| Oelwein Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 334 |
| Ogden Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 234 |
| Okoboji Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 366 |
| Orient-macksburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Osage Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 294 |
| Oskaloosa Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 632 |
| Pcm Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 348 |
| Panorama Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 220 |
| Paton-churdan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| Pekin Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 258 |
| Pella Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 801 |
| Perry Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 549 |
| Pleasant Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,731 |
| Pleasantville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 241 |
| Postville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 342 |
| Red Oak Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 420 |
| Riceville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| River Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| Riverside Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 365 |
| Rock Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| Roland-story Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 317 |
| Rudd-rockford-marble Rk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 173 |
| Ruthven-ayrshire Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Saydel Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 458 |
| Sergeant Bluff-luton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 552 |
| Seymour Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 121 |
| Sheldon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 356 |
| Shenandoah Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 300 |
| Sibley-ocheyedan Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| Sidney Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 196 |
| Sigourney Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 287 |
| Sioux Center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 518 |
| Sioux Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 255 |
| Solon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 471 |
| South Central Calhoun Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 284 |
| South Hamilton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 300 |
| South O'brien Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 241 |
| South Tama County | 1 | 1 | 421 |
| South Winneshiek Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| Southeast Polk Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,722 |
| Southeast Warren Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 276 |
| Southeast Webster Grand Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 340 |
| Spencer Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 688 |
| Spirit Lake Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 393 |
| Springville Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 184 |
| St Ansgar Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 166 |
| Stanton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 153 |
| Starmont Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| Sumner-fredericksburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 243 |
| Tipton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 302 |
| Treynor Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 254 |
| Tri-center Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 225 |
| Tri-county Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Tripoli Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 170 |
| Turkey Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| Twin Cedars Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| Underwood Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 247 |
| Union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 279 |
| Urbandale Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 1,301 |
| Van Buren County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 354 |
| Van Meter Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 316 |
| Vinton-shellsburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 414 |
| Waco Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 241 |
| Wapello Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 187 |
| Wapsie Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 273 |
| Washington Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 452 |
| Wayne Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 255 |
| Webster City Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 505 |
| West Bend-mallard Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 117 |
| West Branch Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 273 |
| West Burlington Ind School District | 1 | 1 | 396 |
| West Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| West Central Valley Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 264 |
| West Delaware County Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 436 |
| West Fork Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 191 |
| West Hancock Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| West Harrison Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 156 |
| West Liberty Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 397 |
| West Lyon Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 284 |
| West Marshall Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 292 |
| West Monona Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 161 |
| West Sioux Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| Westwood Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 275 |
| Whiting Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| Williamsburg Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 604 |
| Wilton Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 447 |
| Winfield-mt Union Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| Winterset Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 530 |
| Woodbine Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 303 |
| Woodbury Central Comm School District | 1 | 1 | 190 |
District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.
§ FAQ
Questions about Iowa high schools.
How many high schools are in Iowa?
K12 Atlas profiles 344 high schools in Iowa in release v2026.07, across 305 districts.
Do secondary and higher secondary searches mean high school here?
For this U.S. directory, secondary and higher secondary searches are routed to reported high schools; each profile shows its exact grade span.
How many students attend Iowa high schools?
159,106 students were enrolled across 344 high schools in the 2024 directory release.
How many districts and cities have high schools in Iowa?
The directory lists 305 districts and 300 cities with high-level school records.
What grades do Iowa high schools cover?
The most commonly reported grade spans are 09–12 (215), 07–12 (70), 06–12 (38). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.
How do I browse all high schools in Iowa?
Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.
Can I download the full list of Iowa high schools?
The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.
Need the full Iowa dataset?
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