State overview

Iowa

326 NCES district and charter agencies · 503,577 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing48th percentile3 percentile points above a typical state

Chronically absent24.7%2.2 points below a typical state

Spending per student$12,5709% below a typical state

Students per counselor369:121.5 students above a typical state

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Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.

24.7% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 9% below a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Iowa.

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Districts and charter agencies in Iowa

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Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictDes Moines · NCES 190897030,811students Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictCedar Rapids · NCES 190654015,430students Sioux City Community School DistrictSioux City · NCES 192640014,709students Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa City · NCES 191470014,692students Davenport Community School DistrictDavenport · NCES 190858014,015students Ankeny Community School DistrictAnkeny · NCES 190369012,621students Waukee Community School DistrictWest Des Moines · NCES 193051012,431students Waterloo Community School DistrictEvansdale · NCES 193048010,600students Dubuque Community School DistrictDubuque · NCES 190948010,071students West Des Moines Community School DistrictDes Moines · NCES 19309309,142students Council Bluffs Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs · NCES 19082208,739students Linn-Mar Community School DistrictMarion · NCES 19172207,709students Johnston Community School DistrictJohnston · NCES 19154507,393students Southeast Polk Community School DistrictAltoona · NCES 19268207,350students Cedar Falls Community School DistrictCedar Falls · NCES 19065105,920students College Community School DistrictCedar Rapids · NCES 19078605,671students Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictLeClaire · NCES 19231105,424students Marshalltown Community School DistrictMarshalltown · NCES 19187205,024students Ottumwa Community School DistrictOttumwa · NCES 19221104,801students Ames Community School DistrictAmes · NCES 19035404,788students Muscatine Community School DistrictMuscatine · NCES 19201304,635students Bettendorf Community School DistrictBettendorf · NCES 19048604,571students Urbandale Community School DistrictUrbandale · NCES 19286804,182students Indianola Community School DistrictIndianola · NCES 19146403,644students Fort Dodge Community School DistrictFort Dodge · NCES 19118203,625students Western Dubuque Community School DistrictCascade · NCES 19313503,612students Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictGrimes · NCES 19085203,606students Mason City Community School DistrictMason City · NCES 19187803,527students Norwalk Community School DistrictNorwalk · NCES 19212403,453students Burlington Community School DistrictBurlington · NCES 19057903,443students Clinton Community School DistrictClinton · NCES 19077103,323students North Scott Community School DistrictLong Grove · NCES 19209403,301students Lewis Central Community School DistrictCouncil Bluffs · NCES 19166803,014students Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictMiddle Amana · NCES 19075902,914students Newton Community School DistrictNewton · NCES 19206102,864students Storm Lake Community School DistrictStorm Lake · NCES 19273902,773students Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictBondurant · NCES 19050702,627students Pella Community School DistrictPella · NCES 19224702,463students Carlisle Community School DistrictCarlisle · NCES 19062702,328students Denison Community School DistrictDenison · NCES 19089102,292students Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictWaverly · NCES 19305402,274students Le Mars Community School DistrictLe Mars · NCES 19165302,227students Spencer Community School DistrictSpencer · NCES 19269102,218students Marion Independent School DistrictMarion · NCES 19186902,169students Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School DistrictAdel · NCES 19031502,149students Oskaloosa Community School DistrictOskaloosa · NCES 19218702,095students North Polk Community School DistrictAlleman · NCES 19209102,065students Glenwood Community School DistrictGlenwood · NCES 19126902,056students Boone Community School DistrictBoone · NCES 19051301,937students Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictMount Pleasant · NCES 19198901,860students Ballard Community School DistrictCambridge · NCES 19042001,819students Keokuk Community School DistrictKeokuk · NCES 19156301,807students Webster City Community School DistrictBlairsburg · NCES 19306301,788students Carroll Community School DistrictCarroll · NCES 19063301,761students Fort Madison Community School DistrictFort Madison · NCES 19118501,748students Perry Community School DistrictPerry · NCES 19225301,736students Winterset Community School DistrictWinterset · NCES 19318601,723students Washington Community School DistrictWashington · NCES 19302401,655students Knoxville Community School DistrictKnoxville · NCES 19158401,651students Gilbert Community School DistrictGilbert · NCES 19125101,642students Benton Community School DistrictAtkins · NCES 19048301,621students Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSergeant Bluff · NCES 19255901,621students Decorah Community School DistrictDecorah · NCES 19087301,588students Charles City Community School DistrictCharles City · NCES 19070801,578students Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictShellsburg · NCES 19293101,573students Central DeWitt School DistrictDe Witt · NCES 19068101,569students Fairfield Community School DistrictFairfield · NCES 19113401,561students Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictGrinnell · NCES 19132001,558students Algona Community School DistrictAlgona · NCES 19033601,550students Sioux Center Community School DistrictSioux Center · NCES 19263701,538students Nevada Community School DistrictNevada · NCES 19202501,535students Center Point-Urbana Community School DistrictCenter Point · NCES 19066601,523students Solon Community School DistrictSolon · NCES 19265801,511students Humboldt Community School DistrictDakota City · NCES 19143701,509students Atlantic Community School DistrictAtlantic · NCES 19039301,501students MOC-Floyd Valley Community School DistrictHospers · NCES 19188401,501students Harlan Community School DistrictHarlan · NCES 19135001,496students South Tama CountyTama · NCES 19267301,488students Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictKalona · NCES 19191401,453students Clear Lake Community School DistrictClear Lake · NCES 19076201,442students Independence Community School DistrictIndependence · NCES 19145801,425students Mount Vernon Community School DistrictMount Vernon · NCES 19200401,414students Creston Community School DistrictCreston · NCES 19083101,384students West Delaware County Community School DistrictManchester · NCES 19309001,372students Saydel Community School DistrictDes Moines · NCES 19253201,356students Oelwein Community School DistrictOelwein · NCES 19216301,345students Centerville Community School DistrictCenterville · NCES 19067501,340students Clarke Community School DistrictOsceola · NCES 19074101,331students Maquoketa Community School DistrictMaquoketa · NCES 19185101,322students West Liberty Community School DistrictWest Liberty · NCES 19309901,305students Davis County Community School DistrictBloomfield · NCES 19086101,293students Iowa Falls Community School DistrictIowa Falls · NCES 19147301,275students Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGarnavillo · NCES 19133501,274students Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictHampton · NCES 19134701,272students Spirit Lake Community School DistrictSpirit Lake · NCES 19270001,269students CAM Community School DistrictAnita · NCES 19059401,258students Greene County Community School DistrictJefferson · NCES 19152101,253students Central Lee Community School DistrictDonnellson · NCES 19069301,228students Estherville Lincoln Central Com School DistrictEstherville · NCES 19110701,218students Anamosa Community School DistrictAnamosa · NCES 19035701,209students Chariton Community School DistrictChariton · NCES 19070501,199students Okoboji Community School DistrictMilford · NCES 19000211,199students Williamsburg Community School DistrictWilliamsburg · NCES 19316801,190students Cherokee Community School DistrictCherokee · NCES 19071701,189students Woodward-Granger Community School DistrictWoodward · NCES 19320101,167students Sheldon Community School DistrictSheldon · NCES 19259801,161students Albia Community School DistrictAlbia · NCES 19032701,153students Forest City Community School DistrictForest City · NCES 19117901,146students PCM Community School DistrictMonroe · NCES 19990171,114students Roland-Story Community School DistrictStory City · NCES 19248701,106students Red Oak Community School DistrictRed Oak · NCES 19240001,093students Jesup Community School DistrictJesup · NCES 19153301,087students Shenandoah Community School DistrictShonandoah · NCES 19260701,084students Cardinal Community School DistrictEldon · NCES 19062401,069students Allamakee Community School DistrictWaukon · NCES 19033901,066students Clarinda Community School DistrictClarinda · NCES 19073501,066students Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictCresco · NCES 19142801,055students North Fayette Valley Community School DistrictFayette · NCES 19000061,048students Van Meter Community School DistrictVan Meter · NCES 19290101,045students Union Community School DistrictDysart · NCES 19000221,040students Eagle Grove Community School DistrictEagle Grove · NCES 19099901,037students Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School DistrictClarion · NCES 19073801,032students Monticello Community School DistrictMonticello · NCES 19196501,011students New Hampton Community School DistrictNew Hampton · NCES 19203401,009students West Marshall Community School DistrictState Center · NCES 1931080993students Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSDBlakesburg · NCES 1904950986students Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictIda Grove · NCES 1921600969students Osage Community School DistrictOsage · NCES 1921840966students West Lyon Community School DistrictInwood · NCES 1931020966students Denver Community School DistrictDenver · NCES 1908940965students Camanche Community School DistrictCamanche · NCES 1906060962students Tipton Community School DistrictTipton · NCES 1927870960students Wilton Community School DistrictWilton · NCES 1931800957students Rock Valley Community School DistrictRock Valley · NCES 1924660948students Dike-New Hartford Community School DistrictDike · NCES 1909120944students Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School DistrictGarner · NCES 1912330939students Mediapolis Community School DistrictMediapolis · NCES 1918930939students West Burlington Ind School DistrictWest Burlington · NCES 1930780925students South Central Calhoun Community School DistrictRockwell City · NCES 1900024892students MFL MarMac Community School DistrictMonona · NCES 1918120886students Northeast Community School DistrictGoose Lake · NCES 1921090879students Interstate 35 Community School DistrictTruro · NCES 1914670860students West Central Valley Community School DistrictDexter · NCES 1927500859students Van Buren County Community School DistrictKeosauqua · NCES 1928980852students Underwood Community School DistrictUnderwood · NCES 1928230850students Aplington-Parkersburg Community School DistrictAplington · NCES 1903750843students West Branch Community School DistrictWest Branch · NCES 1930750839students Alta-Aurelia Community School DistrictAlta · NCES 1903480836students Hinton Community School DistrictHinton · NCES 1914160832students Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School DistrictSumner · NCES 1927600830students Louisa-Muscatine Community School DistrictLetts · NCES 1917820828students Central Springs Community School DistrictManly · NCES 1920760821students East Sac County Community School DistrictSac City · NCES 1929580814students Treynor Community School DistrictTreynor · NCES 1927960804students Hudson Community School DistrictHudson · NCES 1914340802students Central Lyon Community School DistrictRock Rapids · NCES 1906960794students Missouri Valley Community School DistrictMissouri Valley · NCES 1919440788students Manson Northwest Webster Community School DistrictBarnum · NCES 1918330784students West Sioux Community School DistrictHawarden · NCES 1931290778students Emmetsburg Community School DistrictEmmetsburg · NCES 1910950777students East Marshall Community School DistrictLaurel · NCES 1900040772students Pleasantville Community School DistrictPleasantville · NCES 1923160769students Bellevue Community School DistrictBellevue · NCES 1904650765students West Fork Community School DistrictRockwell · NCES 1925920759students AHSTW Community School DistrictAvoca · NCES 1904080754students Colfax-Mingo Community School DistrictColfax · NCES 1900009738students Wapsie Valley Community School DistrictFairbank · NCES 1929760736students Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School DistrictSibley · NCES 1900015730students Belmond-Klemme Community School DistrictBelmond · NCES 1904680728students IKM-Manning Community School DistrictManning · NCES 1914880724students Panorama Community School DistrictPanora · NCES 1900025723students Grundy Center Community School DistrictGrundy Center · NCES 1913290720students Tri-Center Community School DistrictNeola · NCES 1927990719students Central Decatur Community School DistrictLeon · NCES 1906900718students Alburnett Community School DistrictAlburnett · NCES 1903300714students Lisbon Community School DistrictLisbon · NCES 1917250711students Ogden Community School DistrictOgden · NCES 1921660710students Maquoketa Valley Community School DistrictDelhi · NCES 1918540708students Lawton-Bronson Community School DistrictBronson · NCES 1916440706students Logan-Magnolia Community School DistrictLogan · NCES 1917460703students South Hamilton Community School DistrictJewell · NCES 1926640699students Pocahontas Area Community School DistrictPocahontas · NCES 1923190696students Danville Community School DistrictDanville · NCES 1908550694students AGWSR Community School DistrictAckley · NCES 1903060690students Postville Community School DistrictPostville · NCES 1923340686students Lake Mills Community School DistrictLake Mills · NCES 1916110685students Columbus Community School DistrictColumbus Junction · NCES 1907980680students Durant Community School DistrictDurant · NCES 1909600674students Pekin Community School DistrictPackwood · NCES 1922440667students Riverside Community School DistrictCarson · NCES 1900027663students Madrid Community School DistrictMadrid · NCES 1918180661students Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School DistrictAnthon · NCES 1918480653students Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School DistrictHartley · NCES 1913660647students Boyden-Hull Community School DistrictBoyden · NCES 1905190642students Earlham Community School DistrictEarlham · NCES 1910050638students Mount Ayr Community School DistrictMount Ayr · NCES 1919860638students North Cedar Community School DistrictClarence · NCES 1917100632students Sioux Central Community School DistrictSioux Rapids · NCES 1900023630students West Monona Community School DistrictOnawa · NCES 1931110630students North Mahaska Community School DistrictNew Sharon · NCES 1920850623students Wayne Community School DistrictCorydon · NCES 1930560620students Nodaway Valley Community School DistrictGreenfield · NCES 1913110611students Westwood Community School DistrictSloan · NCES 1931470607students West Hancock Community School DistrictBritt · NCES 1905430605students Nashua-Plainfield Community School DistrictNashua · NCES 1920190592students Starmont Community School DistrictArlington · NCES 1927270592students North Butler Community School DistrictAllison · NCES 1903450589students East Buchanan Community School DistrictWinthrop · NCES 1910110588students New London Community School DistrictNew London · NCES 1920460587students Woodbury Central Community School DistrictMoville · NCES 1931950587students St Ansgar Community School DistrictSt Ansgar · NCES 1925200586students Akron Westfield Community School DistrictAkron · NCES 1903220584students Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School DistrictBrooklyn · NCES 1905490581students Northwood-Kensett Community School DistrictNorthwood · NCES 1921210580students Sigourney Community School DistrictSigourney · NCES 1926280575students Prairie Valley Community School DistrictFarnhamville · NCES 1900028568students Martensdale-St Marys Community School DistrictMartensdale · NCES 1918750562students Highland Community School DistrictRiverside · NCES 1914010557students Iowa Valley Community School DistrictMarengo · NCES 1914850557students Newell-Fonda Community School DistrictNewell · NCES 1920580557students South O'Brien Community School DistrictPrimghar · NCES 1900026550students Audubon Community School DistrictAudubon · NCES 1903960547students North Linn Community School DistrictTroy Mills · NCES 1920820536students Edgewood-Colesburg Community School DistrictColesburg · NCES 1910500532students Woodbine Community School DistrictWoodbine · NCES 1931920532students Wapello Community School DistrictWapello · NCES 1929730531students BCLUW Community School DistrictConrad · NCES 1904440527students Southeast Webster Grand Community School DistrictDayton · NCES 1999019520students Lynnville-Sully Community School DistrictSully · NCES 1918030518students Sidney Community School DistrictSidney · NCES 1926250515students Midland Community School DistrictOxford Junction · NCES 1919200512students Waco Community School DistrictWayland · NCES 1929490512students Bedford Community School DistrictBedford · NCES 1904560510students South Winneshiek Community School DistrictOssian · NCES 1926790509students Lenox Community School DistrictLenox · NCES 1916620507students East Union Community School DistrictAfton · NCES 1910350503students Montezuma Community School DistrictMontezuma · NCES 1919590501students Eldora-New Providence Community School DistrictEldora · NCES 1910690499students GMG Community School DistrictGreen Mountain · NCES 1900060493students Galva-Holstein Community School DistrictHolstein · NCES 1912230492students Fremont-Mills Community School DistrictTabor · NCES 1912120491students Belle Plaine Community School DistrictBelle Plaine · NCES 1904620488students North Tama County Community School DistrictTraer · NCES 1921000488students Easton Valley Community School DistrictMiles · NCES 1910130486students Southeast Warren Community School DistrictLacona · NCES 1926850486students Baxter Community School DistrictBaxter · NCES 1904380477students English Valleys Community School DistrictNorth English · NCES 1910980475students North Iowa Community School DistrictBuffalo Center · NCES 1905750475students Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School DistrictReinbeck · NCES 1912660471students Janesville Consolidated School DistrictJanesville · NCES 1915180467students Guthrie Center Community School DistrictGuthrie Center · NCES 1913320465students Kingsley-Pierson Community School DistrictKingsley · NCES 1915750458students Lone Tree Community School DistrictLone Tree · NCES 1917550458students Central Community School DistrictElkader · NCES 1906840451students Calamus-Wheatland Community School DistrictCalamus · NCES 1906000450students Central City Community School DistrictCentral City · NCES 1906780441students Griswold Community School DistrictGriswold · NCES 1913230441students Springville Community School DistrictSpringville · NCES 1927060436students Corning Community School DistrictCorning · NCES 1908130431students East Mills Community School DistrictHastings · NCES 1918240431students Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School DistrictCoon Rapids · NCES 1908070429students George-Little Rock Community School DistrictGeorge · NCES 1912480429students Boyer Valley Community School DistrictDow City · NCES 1909570424students Dunkerton Community School DistrictDunkerton · NCES 1909540422students Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Community School DistrictRockford · NCES 1924960419students Collins-Maxwell Community School DistrictCollins · NCES 1907900416students Winfield-Mt Union Community School DistrictWinfield · NCES 1931830416students Colo-NESCO Community School DistrictColo · NCES 1907920403students Riceville Community School DistrictRiceville · NCES 1924150398students Exira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Community School DistrictExira · NCES 1911250384students Moravia Community School DistrictMoravia · NCES 1919710378students Tripoli Community School DistrictTripoli · NCES 1928050377students United Community School DistrictBoone · NCES 1928560376students Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School DistrictRadcliffe · NCES 1914310375students Turkey Valley Community School DistrictJackson Junction · NCES 1928110373students West Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictWest Bend · NCES 1930720373students Schaller-Crestland Community School DistrictSchaller · NCES 1925380369students Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School DistrictMarcus · NCES 1918630368students Glidden-Ralston Community School DistrictGlidden · NCES 1912750367students River Valley Community School DistrictWashta · NCES 1910340358students Lamoni Community School DistrictLamoni · NCES 1916320351students Graettinger-Terril Community School DistrictTerril · NCES 1912810350students Eastern Allamakee Community School DistrictLansing · NCES 1910410349students Harris-Lake Park Community School DistrictLake Park · NCES 1916140346students Melcher-Dallas Community School DistrictDallas · NCES 1918960340students Twin Cedars Community School DistrictBussey · NCES 1928170335students Remsen-Union Community School DistrictRemsen · NCES 1924120330students Keota Community School DistrictKeota · NCES 1915660324students North Union Community School DistrictFenton · NCES 1903850318students West Central Community School DistrictMaynard · NCES 1930870317students West Harrison Community School DistrictMondamin · NCES 1930960315students H-L-V Community School DistrictVictor · NCES 1913380313students Clarksville Community School DistrictClarksville · NCES 1907440302students Murray Community School DistrictMurray · NCES 1920100292students Villisca Community School DistrictVillisca · NCES 1929280283students North Kossuth Community School DistrictSwea City · NCES 1920830276students Stanton Community School DistrictStanton · NCES 1927240267students Adair-Casey Community School DistrictAdair · NCES 1903090264students Seymour Community School DistrictSeymour · NCES 1925620251students Ar-We-Va Community School DistrictWestside · NCES 1903780242students Tri-County Community School DistrictThornburg · NCES 1928020213students Mormon Trail Community School DistrictHumeston · NCES 1919740209students Paton-Churdan Community School DistrictChurdan · NCES 1922380202students Essex Community School DistrictEssex · NCES 1911040198students Charter Oak-Ute Community School DistrictCharter Oak · NCES 1907110192students Whiting Community School DistrictWhiting · NCES 1931620186students Alden Community School DistrictAlden · NCES 1900032179students Moulton-Udell Community School DistrictMoulton · NCES 1919800165students Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School DistrictRuthven · NCES 1925050165students Andrew Community School DistrictAndrew · NCES 1903630162students CAL Community School DistrictLatimer · NCES 1905970158students Delwood Community School DistrictDelmar · NCES 1908880154students Hamburg Community School DistrictHamburg · NCES 1913440153students Orient-Macksburg Community School DistrictOrient · NCES 1921810149students Schleswig Community School DistrictSchleswig · NCES 1925410137students Diagonal Community School DistrictDiagonal · NCES 1909060130students Laurens-Marathon Community School DistrictLaurens · NCES 1916420129students Morning Sun Community School DistrictMorning Sun · NCES 1919770122students Albert City-Truesdale Community School DistrictAlbert City · NCES 1900031103students Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School DistrictGilmore City · NCES 191260097students Olin Consolidated School DistrictOlin · NCES 192172081students Bennett Community School DistrictBennett · NCES 190474079students Clay Central-Everly Community School DistrictRoyal · NCES 190747073students Stratford Community School DistrictStratford · NCES 192748066students South Page Community School DistrictCollege Springs · NCES 192667062students Twin Rivers Community School DistrictBode · NCES 192820052students