Iowa school data rankings
Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 325 regular districts, 325 report 2024–25 enrollment and 325 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.
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Search by district or city, then switch between enrollment, spending, instructional investment, and student–teacher ratio. Missing records are excluded only from the selected measure.
Showing 1–25 of 325 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.
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Largest school districts in Iowa
Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.
Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.
Highest spending per pupil in Iowa
Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.
Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.
Iowa high schools with broad reported program access
Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.
| Rank | Name | Location | Positive fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knoxville High School 09–12 · 87 AP courses | Knoxville Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 2 | George Washington High School 09–12 · 29 AP courses | Cedar Rapids Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 3 | John F Kennedy High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses | Cedar Rapids Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 4 | West Senior High School 09–12 · 20 AP courses | Iowa City Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 5 | Iowa City High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses | Iowa City Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 6 | Ankeny Centennial High School 10–12 · 19 AP courses | Ankeny Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 7 | Bettendorf High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses | Bettendorf Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 8 | Liberty High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses | Iowa City Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 9 | Ankeny High School 10–12 · 18 AP courses | Ankeny Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 10 | Johnston Senior High School 10–12 · 17 AP courses | Johnston Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 11 | Pleasant Valley High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Pleasant Valley Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 12 | Northwest High School 10–12 · 16 AP courses | Waukee Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 13 | Thomas Jefferson High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Cedar Rapids Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 14 | Waukee High School 10–12 · 16 AP courses | Waukee Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 15 | Roosevelt High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses | Des Moines Independent Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 16 | Southeast Polk High School 10–12 · 15 AP courses | Southeast Polk Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 17 | Muscatine High School 09–12 · 15 AP courses | Muscatine Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 18 | Cedar Falls High School 10–12 · 15 AP courses | Cedar Falls Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 19 | Lincoln High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Des Moines Independent Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 20 | Linn-Mar High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Linn-Mar Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 21 | Hempstead High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Dubuque Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 22 | Dubuque Senior High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Dubuque Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 23 | West High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Davenport Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 24 | Central High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Davenport Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
| 25 | North High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses | Davenport Comm School District | 3 of 3 |
Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.