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Des Moines, West Des Moines Metro Area Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 590,741
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 20,550 | 73.97% | 26.03% | 78.45% | 21.55% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 67,462 | 90.58%, see rank | 9.42%, see rank | 89.39% | 10.61% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 31,225 | 91.00%, see rank | 9.00%, see rank | 92.11% | 7.89% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 29,051 | 59.09%, see rank | 40.91%, see rank | 74.24% | 25.76% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 7,404 | 38.40%, see rank | 61.60%, see rank | 64.78% | 35.22% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 571,592
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 19,754 | 70.00% | 30.00% | 76.73% | 23.27% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 64,978 | 90.98%, see rank | 9.02%, see rank | 89.38% | 10.62% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 30,725 | 92.05%, see rank | 7.95%, see rank | 92.59% | 7.41% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 28,402 | 55.24%, see rank | 44.76%, see rank | 73.06% | 26.94% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 6,843 | 38.02%, see rank | 61.98%, see rank | 67.53% | 32.47% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 552,889
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 19,603 | 70.71% | 29.29% | 75.44% | 24.56% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 62,086 | 91.48%, see rank | 8.52%, see rank | 89.44% | 10.56% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 30,632 | 92.38%, see rank | 7.62%, see rank | 92.57% | 7.43% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 27,221 | 55.70%, see rank | 44.30%, see rank | 72.42% | 27.58% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 6,290 | 40.92%, see rank | 59.08%, see rank | 67.77% | 32.23% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 543,541
| Des Moines, West Des Moines Area | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 18,273 | 71.37% | 28.63% | 74.87% | 25.13% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 59,415 | 90.82%, see rank | 9.18%, see rank | 89.51% | 10.49% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 29,728 | 92.62%, see rank | 7.38%, see rank | 92.89% | 7.11% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 26,846 | 56.04%, see rank | 43.96%, see rank | 72.62% | 27.38% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 6,265 | 40.99%, see rank | 59.01%, 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.