Rank | Average Education Index ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 15.62 | Ames Community School District / 56,587 |
2. | 15.39 | Gilbert Community School District / 6,573 |
3. | 15.36 | Iowa City Community School District / 106,668 |
4. | 15.16 | Waukee Community School District / 36,979 |
5. | 15.02 | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 20,478 |
6. | 14.97 | Johnston Community School District / 30,545 |
7. | 14.85 | Mount Vernon Community School District / 6,558 |
8. | 14.85 | Ankeny Community School District / 49,867 |
9. | 14.77 | West Des Moines Community School District / 65,061 |
10. | 14.56 | Cedar Falls Community School District / 40,441 |
11. | 14.55 | Urbandale Community School District / 21,268 |
12. | 14.52 | Bettendorf Community School District / 22,145 |
13. | 14.50 | Linn-Mar Community School District / 36,660 |
14. | 14.49 | Van Meter Community School District / 3,162 |
15. | 14.48 | Solon Community School District / 6,561 |
16. | 14.36 | Treynor Community School District / 2,990 |
17. | 14.35 | North Polk Community School District / 6,518 |
18. | 14.31 | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 10,585 |
19. | 14.18 | Norwalk Community School District / 11,270 |
20. | 14.18 | United Community School District / 2,090 |
21. | 14.18 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 5,997 |
22. | 14.17 | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 11,260 |
23. | 14.14 | Pella Community School District / 15,525 |
24. | 14.13 | Lamoni Community School District / 3,049 |
25. | 14.13 | North Scott Community School District / 15,310 |
26. | 14.09 | Denver Community School District / 3,669 |
27. | 14.08 | Fairfield Community School District / 15,380 |
28. | 14.07 | Ballard Community School District / 7,383 |
29. | 14.03 | Ventura Community School District / 1,727 |
30. | 14.03 | Decorah Community School District / 11,717 |
31. | 14.01 | Bondurant-Farrar Community School District / 6,812 |
32. | 14.01 | Hudson Community School District / 3,494 |
33. | 13.99 | College Community School District / 23,841 |
34. | 13.96 | Indianola Community School District / 19,809 |
35. | 13.93 | Southeast Polk Community School District / 31,352 |
36. | 13.90 | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 13,637 |
37. | 13.87 | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 119,948 |
38. | 13.85 | Earlham Community School District / 3,209 |
39. | 13.84 | Okoboji Community School District / 6,337 |
40. | 13.83 | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 11,292 |
41. | 13.80 | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,262 |
42. | 13.80 | Lisbon Community School District / 2,910 |
43. | 13.78 | Williamsburg Community School District / 6,098 |
44. | 13.77 | Underwood Community School District / 3,784 |
45. | 13.77 | West Branch Community School District / 4,163 |
46. | 13.75 | Woodbury Central Community School District / 2,879 |
47. | 13.73 | Marion Independent School District / 11,702 |
48. | 13.72 | Hinton Community School District / 2,904 |
49. | 13.71 | Nevada Community School District / 8,187 |
50. | 13.71 | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 8,103 |
51. | 13.70 | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,841 |
52. | 13.68 | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 12,522 |
53. | 13.64 | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,664 |
54. | 13.61 | Lewis Central Community School District / 15,042 |
55. | 13.61 | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,624 |
56. | 13.61 | Dubuque Community School District / 75,820 |
57. | 13.60 | Carlisle Community School District / 8,501 |
58. | 13.59 | Highland Community School District / 4,060 |
59. | 13.58 | Alburnett Community School District / 3,789 |
60. | 13.58 | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,773 |
61. | 13.57 | Glenwood Community School District / 11,050 |
62. | 13.56 | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,203 |
63. | 13.53 | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,476 |
64. | 13.53 | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,305 |
65. | 13.53 | Panorama Community School District / 4,443 |
66. | 13.52 | Davenport Community School District / 106,768 |
67. | 13.52 | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,759 |
68. | 13.51 | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,978 |
69. | 13.50 | Ogden Community School District / 3,806 |
70. | 13.50 | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,235 |
71. | 13.49 | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,785 |
72. | 13.48 | Springville Community School District / 2,421 |
73. | 13.48 | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 5,062 |
74. | 13.48 | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,746 |
75. | 13.47 | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,438 |
76. | 13.47 | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,245 |
77. | 13.46 | AGWSR Community School District / 4,803 |
78. | 13.46 | North Fayette Community School District / 6,092 |
79. | 13.46 | Danville Community School District / 2,580 |
80. | 13.46 | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,621 |
81. | 13.46 | Alta Community School District / 2,762 |
82. | 13.45 | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,507 |
83. | 13.43 | Mason City Community School District / 28,931 |
84. | 13.43 | Moravia Community School District / 2,305 |
85. | 13.42 | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,410 |
86. | 13.42 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,464 |
87. | 13.41 | Sheldon Community School District / 7,300 |
88. | 13.40 | Graettinger Community School District / 2,211 |
89. | 13.40 | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,763 |
90. | 13.40 | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,186 |
91. | 13.40 | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,825 |
92. | 13.39 | North Winneshiek Community School District / 2,124 |
93. | 13.39 | Boone Community School District / 14,545 |
94. | 13.39 | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,870 |
95. | 13.38 | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,772 |
96. | 13.38 | Forest City Community School District / 6,688 |
97. | 13.38 | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 2,649 |
98. | 13.38 | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,750 |
99. | 13.37 | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,401 |
100. | 13.37 | Union Community School District / 6,821 |
101. | 13.36 | Algona Community School District / 9,227 |
102. | 13.36 | Independence Community School District / 8,881 |
103. | 13.35 | Essex Community School District / 1,414 |
104. | 13.35 | Name N/A / 1,421 |
105. | 13.34 | Mediapolis Community School District / 5,026 |
106. | 13.34 | Riverside Community School District / 3,751 |
107. | 13.34 | Benton Community School District / 9,021 |
108. | 13.33 | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,210 |
109. | 13.33 | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,932 |
110. | 13.33 | Stanton Community School District / 1,189 |
111. | 13.32 | Camanche Community School District / 5,615 |
112. | 13.31 | Le Mars Community School District / 13,292 |
113. | 13.31 | Iowa Falls Community School District / 6,886 |
114. | 13.30 | Burlington Community School District / 29,950 |
115. | 13.30 | Winterset Community School District / 9,165 |
116. | 13.29 | West Lyon Community School District / 4,649 |
117. | 13.29 | Cherokee Community School District / 6,485 |
118. | 13.29 | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,831 |
119. | 13.28 | Sentral Community School District / 1,138 |
120. | 13.28 | Spencer Community School District / 12,976 |
121. | 13.27 | Central Community School District / 3,451 |
122. | 13.27 | West Marshall Community School District / 4,567 |
123. | 13.27 | Aurelia Community School District / 1,691 |
124. | 13.27 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,738 |
125. | 13.27 | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,059 |
126. | 13.26 | North Tama County Community School District / 3,006 |
127. | 13.26 | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 1,815 |
128. | 13.25 | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 203,403 |
129. | 13.25 | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 3,094 |
130. | 13.25 | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,420 |
131. | 13.24 | BCLUW Community School District / 3,495 |
132. | 13.24 | Prairie Valley Community School District / 4,045 |
133. | 13.24 | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,177 |
134. | 13.23 | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,437 |
135. | 13.23 | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,549 |
136. | 13.22 | Whiting Community School District / 1,101 |
137. | 13.21 | H-L-V Community School District / 2,162 |
138. | 13.20 | Creston Community School District / 9,577 |
139. | 13.20 | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,898 |
140. | 13.19 | Knoxville Community School District / 11,527 |
141. | 13.19 | Tipton Community School District / 5,143 |
142. | 13.18 | C and M Community School District / 3,263 |
143. | 13.18 | Jesup Community School District / 5,555 |
144. | 13.18 | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 3,545 |
145. | 13.18 | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,237 |
146. | 13.18 | Remsen-Union Community School District / 3,069 |
147. | 13.17 | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,204 |
148. | 13.17 | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,972 |
149. | 13.17 | Humboldt Community School District / 7,490 |
150. | 13.17 | Western Dubuque Community School District / 21,364 |
151. | 13.17 | North Central Community School District / 5,591 |
152. | 13.16 | Southern Cal Community School District / 2,907 |
153. | 13.16 | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 3,871 |
154. | 13.16 | Monticello Community School District / 6,540 |
155. | 13.16 | Lake Mills Community School District / 3,806 |
156. | 13.16 | Washington Community School District / 9,965 |
157. | 13.16 | Anamosa Community School District / 9,281 |
158. | 13.16 | Newton Community School District / 21,168 |
159. | 13.16 | Diagonal Community School District / 686 |
160. | 13.15 | Griswold Community School District / 3,410 |
161. | 13.15 | Westwood Community School District / 2,738 |
162. | 13.15 | Durant Community School District / 3,289 |
163. | 13.15 | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,285 |
164. | 13.15 | Keota Community School District / 1,995 |
165. | 13.14 | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,167 |
166. | 13.14 | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 4,669 |
167. | 13.14 | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 4,898 |
168. | 13.13 | Harlan Community School District / 9,058 |
169. | 13.13 | North Iowa Community School District / 3,286 |
170. | 13.12 | Baxter Community School District / 1,895 |
171. | 13.12 | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 3,091 |
172. | 13.12 | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 4,835 |
173. | 13.12 | Osage Community School District / 5,904 |
174. | 13.11 | Saydel Community School District / 7,968 |
175. | 13.11 | Malvern Community School District / 3,346 |
176. | 13.11 | East Central Community School District / 2,115 |
177. | 13.10 | West Burlington Independent School District / 2,853 |
178. | 13.10 | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,928 |
179. | 13.10 | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,639 |
180. | 13.09 | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,135 |
181. | 13.09 | Dows Community School District / 926 |
182. | 13.09 | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,050 |
183. | 13.09 | PCM Community School District / 5,079 |
184. | 13.09 | Montezuma Community School District / 3,465 |
185. | 13.09 | Fort Dodge Community School District / 29,326 |
186. | 13.09 | East Buchanan Community School District / 3,047 |
187. | 13.09 | West Delaware County Community School District / 9,416 |
188. | 13.09 | Prescott Community School District / 654 |
189. | 13.08 | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 2,078 |
190. | 13.08 | Atlantic Community School District / 8,481 |
191. | 13.08 | Clarinda Community School District / 7,422 |
192. | 13.08 | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 4,098 |
193. | 13.07 | Bellevue Community School District / 4,841 |
194. | 13.07 | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,452 |
195. | 13.07 | Audubon Community School District / 3,482 |
196. | 13.07 | Sumner Community School District / 3,342 |
197. | 13.07 | Woodbine Community School District / 2,484 |
198. | 13.06 | Carroll Community School District / 14,182 |
199. | 13.06 | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,241 |
200. | 13.06 | GMG Community School District / 1,929 |
201. | 13.06 | Farragut Community School District / 1,636 |
202. | 13.06 | Wilton Community School District / 4,192 |
203. | 13.06 | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,309 |
204. | 13.06 | North Cedar Community School District / 5,092 |
205. | 13.05 | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,565 |
206. | 13.05 | Emmetsburg Community School District / 5,062 |
207. | 13.05 | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,925 |
208. | 13.05 | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,042 |
209. | 13.04 | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 1,055 |
210. | 13.04 | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,057 |
211. | 13.04 | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,197 |
212. | 13.04 | East Union Community School District / 3,265 |
213. | 13.04 | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,475 |
214. | 13.03 | Villisca Community School District / 2,221 |
215. | 13.03 | Adair-Casey Community School District / 2,049 |
216. | 13.02 | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,289 |
217. | 13.02 | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,188 |
218. | 13.02 | Madrid Community School District / 3,349 |
219. | 13.02 | English Valleys Community School District / 2,912 |
220. | 13.02 | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,258 |
221. | 13.02 | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,670 |
222. | 13.02 | Delwood Community School District / 1,190 |
223. | 13.01 | West Central Community School District / 1,658 |
224. | 13.01 | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,392 |
225. | 13.01 | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,593 |
226. | 13.00 | Waco Community School District / 3,213 |
227. | 13.00 | Sidney Community School District / 1,763 |
228. | 13.00 | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,156 |
229. | 13.00 | Muscatine Community School District / 29,260 |
230. | 13.00 | East Greene Community School District / 1,736 |
231. | 13.00 | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 5,840 |
232. | 13.00 | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,144 |
233. | 13.00 | Fort Madison Community School District / 17,063 |
234. | 13.00 | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,843 |
235. | 12.99 | Corning Community School District / 2,877 |
236. | 12.99 | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,495 |
237. | 12.99 | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 8,093 |
238. | 12.98 | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,683 |
239. | 12.98 | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,238 |
240. | 12.98 | Anthon-Oto Community School District / 1,741 |
241. | 12.98 | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,540 |
242. | 12.98 | Fremont Community School District / 1,058 |
243. | 12.98 | West Harrison Community School District / 2,996 |
244. | 12.98 | Sioux City Community School District / 83,093 |
245. | 12.98 | Pekin Community School District / 3,896 |
246. | 12.98 | South Page Community School District / 1,448 |
247. | 12.98 | East Marshall Community School District / 3,657 |
248. | 12.98 | Stratford Community School District / 1,221 |
249. | 12.98 | Charles City Community School District / 11,307 |
250. | 12.97 | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,813 |
251. | 12.97 | New London Community School District / 2,882 |
252. | 12.97 | Waterloo Community School District / 77,879 |
253. | 12.97 | Tripoli Community School District / 2,611 |
254. | 12.97 | Bennett Community School District / 1,215 |
255. | 12.97 | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,810 |
256. | 12.96 | Hamburg Community School District / 1,634 |
257. | 12.96 | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,526 |
258. | 12.96 | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,055 |
259. | 12.96 | West Monona Community School District / 4,438 |
260. | 12.95 | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,151 |
261. | 12.94 | Central Lee Community School District / 5,597 |
262. | 12.93 | Bedford Community School District / 3,158 |
263. | 12.93 | Walnut Community School District / 1,280 |
264. | 12.93 | North Linn Community School District / 3,624 |
265. | 12.93 | Clinton Community School District / 26,242 |
266. | 12.92 | West Hancock Community School District / 4,261 |
267. | 12.92 | Van Buren Community School District / 5,312 |
268. | 12.91 | Turkey Valley Community School District / 3,049 |
269. | 12.91 | Central City Community School District / 2,758 |
270. | 12.91 | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,729 |
271. | 12.91 | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 3,963 |
272. | 12.90 | Murray Community School District / 1,430 |
273. | 12.90 | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,676 |
274. | 12.90 | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,504 |
275. | 12.90 | Name N/A / 1,588 |
276. | 12.89 | Starmont Community School District / 4,089 |
277. | 12.89 | Webster City Community School District / 9,969 |
278. | 12.89 | Council Bluffs Community School District / 60,187 |
279. | 12.89 | Red Oak Community School District / 7,016 |
280. | 12.89 | Pomeroy-Palmer Community School District / 1,575 |
281. | 12.88 | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,211 |
282. | 12.88 | IKM Community School District / 4,746 |
283. | 12.87 | Marshalltown Community School District / 30,646 |
284. | 12.86 | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 3,152 |
285. | 12.86 | Keokuk Community School District / 12,795 |
286. | 12.85 | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,576 |
287. | 12.85 | Centerville Community School District / 9,023 |
288. | 12.85 | Northeast Community School District / 2,976 |
289. | 12.85 | Albia Community School District / 7,346 |
290. | 12.85 | New Hampton Community School District / 7,244 |
291. | 12.85 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,054 |
292. | 12.84 | Clarksville Community School District / 2,108 |
293. | 12.84 | Titonka Consolidated School District / 888 |
294. | 12.84 | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 8,729 |
295. | 12.84 | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 1,015 |
296. | 12.83 | Rock Valley Community School District / 4,785 |
297. | 12.83 | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,777 |
298. | 12.83 | Valley Community School District / 3,063 |
299. | 12.83 | Wayne Community School District / 3,986 |
300. | 12.82 | North Mahaska Community School District / 2,954 |
301. | 12.82 | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 1,911 |
302. | 12.82 | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,206 |
303. | 12.80 | Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District / 882 |
304. | 12.80 | River Valley Community School District / 2,720 |
305. | 12.78 | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 4,952 |
306. | 12.77 | Allamakee Community School District / 8,769 |
307. | 12.77 | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,760 |
308. | 12.77 | Lenox Community School District / 1,919 |
309. | 12.77 | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 3,919 |
310. | 12.77 | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,832 |
311. | 12.75 | Maple Valley Community School District / 2,868 |
312. | 12.75 | Oelwein Community School District / 9,113 |
313. | 12.75 | Maquoketa Community School District / 8,924 |
314. | 12.74 | Wapello Community School District / 3,532 |
315. | 12.73 | Clarke Community School District / 7,970 |
316. | 12.73 | Davis County Community School District / 8,532 |
317. | 12.71 | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,755 |
318. | 12.71 | Preston Community School District / 1,901 |
319. | 12.71 | Postville Community School District / 3,748 |
320. | 12.71 | Chariton Community School District / 8,372 |
321. | 12.70 | Midland Community School District / 3,628 |
322. | 12.70 | Sigourney Community School District / 3,616 |
323. | 12.69 | Cal Community School District / 1,833 |
324. | 12.66 | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,817 |
325. | 12.66 | Cardinal Community School District / 4,419 |
326. | 12.66 | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 8,815 |
327. | 12.65 | Schleswig Community School District / 1,649 |
328. | 12.65 | South Tama County Community School District / 8,893 |
329. | 12.64 | Harmony Community School District / 2,668 |
330. | 12.64 | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 2,120 |
331. | 12.63 | West Liberty Community School District / 6,173 |
332. | 12.63 | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,701 |
333. | 12.62 | Tri-County Community School District / 1,794 |
334. | 12.58 | Andrew Community School District / 1,651 |
335. | 12.55 | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 1,895 |
336. | 12.53 | Clearfield Community School District / 662 |
337. | 12.53 | Lu Verne Community School District / 479 |
338. | 12.53 | Exira Community School District / 1,770 |
339. | 12.51 | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,578 |
340. | 12.51 | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,160 |
341. | 12.50 | Riceville Community School District / 2,813 |
342. | 12.49 | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 7,027 |
343. | 12.48 | Seymour Community School District / 2,322 |
344. | 12.46 | Perry Community School District / 9,525 |
345. | 12.42 | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,993 |
346. | 12.36 | West Sioux Community School District / 4,130 |
347. | 12.34 | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,291 |
348. | 12.33 | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,478 |
349. | 12.19 | Storm Lake Community School District / 12,279 |
350. | 11.96 | Columbus Community School District / 4,712 |
351. | 11.92 | Denison Community School District / 10,164 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Education Index' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Education Index' data are not listed.
*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.