Ames Metro Area Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 91,939
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,607 | 82.85% | 17.15% | 78.45% | 21.55% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,781 | 94.63%, see rank | 5.37%, see rank | 89.39% | 10.61% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,872 | 98.68%, see rank | 1.32%, see rank | 92.11% | 7.89% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 23,585 | 97.88%, see rank | 2.12%, see rank | 74.24% | 25.76% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 3,985 | 94.48%, see rank | 5.52%, see rank | 64.78% | 35.22% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 89,734
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,360 | 72.84% | 27.16% | 76.73% | 23.27% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,581 | 93.72%, see rank | 6.28%, see rank | 89.38% | 10.62% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,224 | 98.36%, see rank | 1.64%, see rank | 92.59% | 7.41% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 21,999 | 97.82%, see rank | 2.18%, see rank | 73.06% | 26.94% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 4,283 | 93.98%, see rank | 6.02%, see rank | 67.53% | 32.47% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 87,594
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,056 | 72.37% | 27.63% | 75.44% | 24.56% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,646 | 94.55%, see rank | 5.45%, see rank | 89.44% | 10.56% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,577 | 98.77%, see rank | 1.23%, see rank | 92.57% | 7.43% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 21,249 | 98.06%, see rank | 1.94%, see rank | 72.42% | 27.58% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 4,308 | 94.80%, see rank | 5.20%, see rank | 67.77% | 32.23% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 84,780
| Ames Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,941 | 66.00% | 34.00% | 74.87% | 25.13% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 6,172 | 93.18%, see rank | 6.82%, see rank | 89.51% | 10.49% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,657 | 98.25%, see rank | 1.75%, see rank | 92.89% | 7.11% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 22,037 | 98.39%, see rank | 1.61%, see rank | 72.62% | 27.38% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 3,625 | 93.27%, see rank | 6.73%, see rank | 67.26% | 32.74% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.