| Rank | Average Public Assistance Income per Household ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | $13,292 | Solon Community School District / 6,638 |
| 2. | $11,510 | West Hancock Community School District / 4,119 |
| 3. | $11,091 | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,725 |
| 4. | $10,481 | West Lyon Community School District / 4,823 |
| 5. | $10,240 | Harlan Community School District / 8,844 |
| 6. | $9,313 | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 12,321 |
| 7. | $8,824 | Sumner Community School District / 3,448 |
| 8. | $8,536 | Fort Madison Community School District / 17,216 |
| 9. | $8,492 | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,280 |
| 10. | $8,184 | North Polk Community School District / 6,798 |
| 11. | $8,125 | Andrew Community School District / 1,551 |
| 12. | $7,981 | Lisbon Community School District / 2,816 |
| 13. | $7,625 | Walnut Community School District / 1,219 |
| 14. | $7,559 | Baxter Community School District / 1,717 |
| 15. | $7,443 | Urbandale Community School District / 20,873 |
| 16. | $7,314 | Saydel Community School District / 8,103 |
| 17. | $7,281 | Seymour Community School District / 2,410 |
| 18. | $6,986 | Rock Valley Community School District / 5,192 |
| 19. | $6,696 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,417 |
| 20. | $6,644 | Lenox Community School District / 2,032 |
| 21. | $6,644 | Western Dubuque Community School District / 22,060 |
| 22. | $6,613 | Johnston Community School District / 34,241 |
| 23. | $6,585 | Lake Mills Community School District / 3,576 |
| 24. | $6,414 | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,965 |
| 25. | $6,233 | Whiting Community School District / 1,328 |
| 26. | $5,945 | Westwood Community School District / 3,153 |
| 27. | $5,938 | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 2,108 |
| 28. | $5,930 | GMG Community School District / 1,782 |
| 29. | $5,800 | Moravia Community School District / 2,300 |
| 30. | $5,789 | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,480 |
| 31. | $5,783 | Woodbury Central Community School District / 2,901 |
| 32. | $5,700 | Prescott Community School District / 645 |
| 33. | $5,672 | Carlisle Community School District / 8,924 |
| 34. | $5,642 | College Community School District / 24,875 |
| 35. | $5,623 | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 5,262 |
| 36. | $5,600 | Bennett Community School District / 1,138 |
| 37. | $5,593 | Exira Community School District / 1,825 |
| 38. | $5,537 | Central Lee Community School District / 5,129 |
| 39. | $5,382 | Bettendorf Community School District / 23,151 |
| 40. | $5,373 | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,582 |
| 41. | $5,371 | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,149 |
| 42. | $5,347 | Monticello Community School District / 6,621 |
| 43. | $5,329 | Gilbert Community School District / 6,714 |
| 44. | $5,326 | Union Community School District / 6,347 |
| 45. | $5,289 | North Scott Community School District / 15,673 |
| 46. | $5,238 | West Branch Community School District / 4,319 |
| 47. | $5,229 | Charles City Community School District / 11,219 |
| 48. | $5,183 | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,824 |
| 49. | $5,053 | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,246 |
| 50. | $5,031 | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,907 |
| 51. | $5,029 | Midland Community School District / 3,620 |
| 52. | $5,027 | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,200 |
| 53. | $4,900 | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 2,080 |
| 53. | $4,900 | West Des Moines Community School District / 65,738 |
| 55. | $4,898 | Norwalk Community School District / 11,717 |
| 56. | $4,888 | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 3,019 |
| 57. | $4,876 | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 3,164 |
| 58. | $4,862 | Anamosa Community School District / 9,287 |
| 59. | $4,836 | Hinton Community School District / 2,690 |
| 60. | $4,835 | North Fayette Community School District / 6,122 |
| 61. | $4,800 | Ames Community School District / 58,297 |
| 62. | $4,791 | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,146 |
| 63. | $4,741 | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,304 |
| 64. | $4,740 | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,602 |
| 65. | $4,721 | Springville Community School District / 2,568 |
| 66. | $4,682 | New Hampton Community School District / 7,238 |
| 67. | $4,657 | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,062 |
| 68. | $4,575 | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 5,108 |
| 69. | $4,433 | Davenport Community School District / 108,996 |
| 70. | $4,400 | BCLUW Community School District / 3,214 |
| 71. | $4,362 | English Valleys Community School District / 2,890 |
| 72. | $4,303 | Iowa Falls Community School District / 7,064 |
| 73. | $4,285 | Griswold Community School District / 3,404 |
| 74. | $4,223 | Madrid Community School District / 3,512 |
| 75. | $4,218 | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,499 |
| 76. | $4,196 | East Marshall Community School District / 4,093 |
| 77. | $4,185 | Mount Vernon Community School District / 6,779 |
| 78. | $4,170 | Earlham Community School District / 3,358 |
| 79. | $4,118 | Name N/A / 1,412 |
| 80. | $4,107 | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,498 |
| 81. | $4,094 | Indianola Community School District / 20,037 |
| 82. | $4,064 | Cedar Falls Community School District / 41,989 |
| 83. | $4,058 | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,388 |
| 84. | $4,023 | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,018 |
| 85. | $3,993 | Alburnett Community School District / 3,524 |
| 86. | $3,983 | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 4,716 |
| 87. | $3,929 | Linn-Mar Community School District / 37,068 |
| 88. | $3,920 | Muscatine Community School District / 29,190 |
| 89. | $3,848 | Van Meter Community School District / 3,282 |
| 90. | $3,847 | East Buchanan Community School District / 2,905 |
| 91. | $3,841 | Boone Community School District / 14,429 |
| 92. | $3,780 | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,112 |
| 93. | $3,761 | Keokuk Community School District / 12,931 |
| 94. | $3,741 | Ballard Community School District / 7,081 |
| 95. | $3,720 | Treynor Community School District / 3,013 |
| 96. | $3,720 | Dubuque Community School District / 76,893 |
| 97. | $3,695 | Villisca Community School District / 2,189 |
| 98. | $3,679 | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 13,825 |
| 99. | $3,676 | West Burlington Independent School District / 2,839 |
| 100. | $3,658 | Sigourney Community School District / 3,751 |
| 101. | $3,643 | Atlantic Community School District / 8,459 |
| 102. | $3,589 | Winterset Community School District / 8,821 |
| 103. | $3,569 | Independence Community School District / 9,001 |
| 104. | $3,547 | Fairfield Community School District / 15,659 |
| 105. | $3,531 | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,455 |
| 106. | $3,507 | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,389 |
| 107. | $3,500 | Southeast Polk Community School District / 33,956 |
| 108. | $3,498 | Pella Community School District / 15,556 |
| 109. | $3,489 | Centerville Community School District / 8,881 |
| 110. | $3,460 | Van Buren Community School District / 5,065 |
| 111. | $3,444 | Ventura Community School District / 1,683 |
| 112. | $3,444 | South Page Community School District / 1,510 |
| 113. | $3,374 | Newton Community School District / 21,242 |
| 114. | $3,364 | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,740 |
| 115. | $3,353 | Bedford Community School District / 3,075 |
| 116. | $3,344 | Council Bluffs Community School District / 59,876 |
| 117. | $3,332 | Prairie Valley Community School District / 4,144 |
| 118. | $3,311 | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 921 |
| 119. | $3,310 | Decorah Community School District / 11,789 |
| 120. | $3,259 | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 11,218 |
| 121. | $3,252 | Le Mars Community School District / 13,419 |
| 122. | $3,219 | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 4,070 |
| 123. | $3,200 | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,762 |
| 124. | $3,197 | Jesup Community School District / 5,895 |
| 125. | $3,176 | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 20,099 |
| 126. | $3,171 | Mediapolis Community School District / 4,736 |
| 127. | $3,164 | Columbus Community School District / 4,667 |
| 128. | $3,130 | Red Oak Community School District / 6,975 |
| 129. | $3,108 | Bellevue Community School District / 4,704 |
| 130. | $3,081 | South Tama County Community School District / 8,674 |
| 131. | $3,065 | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 3,878 |
| 132. | $3,057 | Mason City Community School District / 28,622 |
| 133. | $3,053 | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,383 |
| 134. | $3,012 | Burlington Community School District / 30,070 |
| 135. | $3,010 | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,822 |
| 136. | $2,994 | Wapello Community School District / 3,582 |
| 137. | $2,990 | Waterloo Community School District / 77,406 |
| 138. | $2,976 | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 6,739 |
| 139. | $2,972 | Davis County Community School District / 8,677 |
| 140. | $2,967 | Ankeny Community School District / 53,970 |
| 141. | $2,954 | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 205,612 |
| 142. | $2,952 | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,489 |
| 143. | $2,921 | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,044 |
| 144. | $2,886 | Maquoketa Community School District / 8,888 |
| 145. | $2,882 | Riverside Community School District / 4,115 |
| 146. | $2,849 | Tri-County Community School District / 1,682 |
| 147. | $2,847 | Iowa City Community School District / 110,675 |
| 148. | $2,840 | West Central Community School District / 1,871 |
| 149. | $2,832 | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,689 |
| 150. | $2,829 | Stanton Community School District / 1,214 |
| 151. | $2,827 | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,358 |
| 152. | $2,772 | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 3,937 |
| 153. | $2,767 | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 2,902 |
| 154. | $2,766 | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,141 |
| 155. | $2,763 | Denison Community School District / 10,354 |
| 156. | $2,761 | Maple Valley Community School District / 4,404 |
| 157. | $2,743 | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,698 |
| 158. | $2,720 | IKM Community School District / 4,641 |
| 159. | $2,717 | Lu Verne Community School District / 506 |
| 160. | $2,705 | North Winneshiek Community School District / 2,037 |
| 161. | $2,688 | West Marshall Community School District / 4,951 |
| 162. | $2,682 | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,852 |
| 163. | $2,678 | Algona Community School District / 9,417 |
| 164. | $2,668 | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,140 |
| 165. | $2,668 | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,896 |
| 166. | $2,662 | Creston Community School District / 9,674 |
| 167. | $2,654 | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,553 |
| 168. | $2,651 | West Monona Community School District / 4,003 |
| 169. | $2,608 | Tripoli Community School District / 2,771 |
| 170. | $2,592 | Clinton Community School District / 25,889 |
| 171. | $2,590 | North Tama County Community School District / 3,086 |
| 172. | $2,588 | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,301 |
| 173. | $2,566 | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,949 |
| 174. | $2,554 | Clarksville Community School District / 2,094 |
| 175. | $2,553 | Highland Community School District / 4,128 |
| 176. | $2,534 | New London Community School District / 2,987 |
| 177. | $2,533 | Danville Community School District / 2,743 |
| 178. | $2,522 | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,362 |
| 179. | $2,517 | Denver Community School District / 3,847 |
| 180. | $2,515 | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,314 |
| 181. | $2,515 | Storm Lake Community School District / 12,212 |
| 182. | $2,511 | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,278 |
| 183. | $2,500 | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 4,653 |
| 184. | $2,480 | Marshalltown Community School District / 30,396 |
| 185. | $2,455 | West Harrison Community School District / 2,638 |
| 186. | $2,413 | North Central Community School District / 5,594 |
| 187. | $2,408 | East Greene Community School District / 1,714 |
| 188. | $2,408 | Wayne Community School District / 3,819 |
| 189. | $2,405 | Humboldt Community School District / 7,467 |
| 190. | $2,383 | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,978 |
| 191. | $2,377 | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,156 |
| 192. | $2,347 | Forest City Community School District / 7,723 |
| 193. | $2,347 | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 12,345 |
| 194. | $2,344 | Woodbine Community School District / 2,660 |
| 195. | $2,324 | Sioux City Community School District / 83,385 |
| 196. | $2,318 | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,390 |
| 197. | $2,317 | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 1,674 |
| 198. | $2,301 | Clarke Community School District / 8,023 |
| 199. | $2,256 | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,065 |
| 200. | $2,253 | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 120,797 |
| 201. | $2,252 | Lewis Central Community School District / 15,278 |
| 202. | $2,252 | Nevada Community School District / 8,919 |
| 203. | $2,251 | Alta Community School District / 2,893 |
| 204. | $2,248 | Knoxville Community School District / 11,702 |
| 205. | $2,247 | Okoboji Community School District / 6,700 |
| 206. | $2,233 | Waukee Community School District / 41,420 |
| 207. | $2,220 | United Community School District / 2,145 |
| 208. | $2,215 | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,182 |
| 209. | $2,213 | Cardinal Community School District / 4,014 |
| 210. | $2,201 | Perry Community School District / 10,091 |
| 211. | $2,200 | North Cedar Community School District / 5,101 |
| 212. | $2,198 | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,215 |
| 213. | $2,190 | Aurelia Community School District / 1,646 |
| 214. | $2,188 | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,322 |
| 215. | $2,183 | Remsen-Union Community School District / 3,013 |
| 216. | $2,182 | Clarinda Community School District / 7,277 |
| 217. | $2,172 | Allamakee Community School District / 8,539 |
| 218. | $2,164 | Adair-Casey Community School District / 1,914 |
| 219. | $2,152 | Washington Community School District / 10,221 |
| 220. | $2,138 | Carroll Community School District / 14,060 |
| 221. | $2,131 | AGWSR Community School District / 4,849 |
| 222. | $2,090 | Spencer Community School District / 12,952 |
| 223. | $2,080 | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 2,956 |
| 224. | $2,060 | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,230 |
| 225. | $2,013 | Panorama Community School District / 4,575 |
| 226. | $2,010 | Tipton Community School District / 4,999 |
| 227. | $2,003 | Postville Community School District / 3,489 |
| 228. | $1,992 | Lamoni Community School District / 3,133 |
| 229. | $1,958 | Southern Cal Community School District / 2,962 |
| 230. | $1,945 | Pekin Community School District / 3,690 |
| 231. | $1,941 | East Union Community School District / 3,256 |
| 232. | $1,939 | Durant Community School District / 3,345 |
| 233. | $1,919 | PCM Community School District / 5,314 |
| 234. | $1,913 | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,710 |
| 235. | $1,910 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,250 |
| 236. | $1,900 | West Liberty Community School District / 6,333 |
| 237. | $1,851 | East Central Community School District / 4,005 |
| 238. | $1,849 | Corning Community School District / 2,814 |
| 239. | $1,842 | North Iowa Community School District / 3,147 |
| 240. | $1,842 | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,236 |
| 241. | $1,838 | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,979 |
| 242. | $1,813 | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,868 |
| 243. | $1,811 | Oelwein Community School District / 8,702 |
| 244. | $1,809 | Fort Dodge Community School District / 28,658 |
| 245. | $1,800 | Williamsburg Community School District / 6,496 |
| 246. | $1,777 | Emmetsburg Community School District / 4,971 |
| 247. | $1,775 | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,078 |
| 248. | $1,759 | Starmont Community School District / 3,814 |
| 249. | $1,750 | Glenwood Community School District / 11,075 |
| 250. | $1,733 | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,548 |
| 251. | $1,711 | North Linn Community School District / 3,653 |
| 252. | $1,700 | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,471 |
| 253. | $1,678 | West Delaware County Community School District / 9,003 |
| 254. | $1,666 | Chariton Community School District / 8,330 |
| 255. | $1,645 | Turkey Valley Community School District / 2,954 |
| 256. | $1,638 | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,550 |
| 257. | $1,620 | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,173 |
| 258. | $1,592 | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,193 |
| 259. | $1,575 | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 5,287 |
| 260. | $1,563 | Sentral Community School District / 1,028 |
| 261. | $1,551 | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,923 |
| 262. | $1,546 | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,523 |
| 263. | $1,544 | C and M Community School District / 2,951 |
| 264. | $1,490 | Albia Community School District / 7,435 |
| 265. | $1,481 | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,209 |
| 266. | $1,459 | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,375 |
| 267. | $1,441 | H-L-V Community School District / 2,207 |
| 268. | $1,438 | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 8,067 |
| 269. | $1,438 | Osage Community School District / 5,969 |
| 270. | $1,428 | Wilton Community School District / 4,251 |
| 271. | $1,416 | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,022 |
| 272. | $1,416 | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,693 |
| 273. | $1,415 | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 5,728 |
| 274. | $1,406 | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,625 |
| 275. | $1,400 | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 2,099 |
| 276. | $1,388 | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,752 |
| 277. | $1,385 | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,717 |
| 278. | $1,383 | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,949 |
| 279. | $1,379 | North Mahaska Community School District / 2,811 |
| 280. | $1,379 | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 7,995 |
| 281. | $1,342 | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,237 |
| 282. | $1,317 | Benton Community School District / 9,202 |
| 283. | $1,310 | Essex Community School District / 1,445 |
| 284. | $1,286 | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,467 |
| 285. | $1,267 | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 10,190 |
| 286. | $1,266 | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,921 |
| 287. | $1,252 | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,512 |
| 288. | $1,236 | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,119 |
| 289. | $1,233 | Clearfield Community School District / 688 |
| 290. | $1,213 | Harmony Community School District / 2,823 |
| 291. | $1,202 | Sheldon Community School District / 7,292 |
| 292. | $1,200 | Cal Community School District / 1,713 |
| 292. | $1,200 | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 1,012 |
| 294. | $1,191 | Hamburg Community School District / 1,478 |
| 295. | $1,189 | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,603 |
| 296. | $1,158 | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,450 |
| 297. | $1,149 | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 9,096 |
| 298. | $1,146 | Ogden Community School District / 4,003 |
| 299. | $1,127 | Central Community School District / 3,329 |
| 300. | $1,123 | Montezuma Community School District / 3,480 |
| 301. | $1,110 | Farragut Community School District / 1,483 |
| 302. | $1,091 | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,765 |
| 303. | $1,065 | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 9,042 |
| 304. | $1,063 | River Valley Community School District / 2,583 |
| 305. | $1,045 | Sidney Community School District / 1,811 |
| 306. | $1,023 | Riceville Community School District / 2,655 |
| 307. | $1,020 | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,646 |
| 308. | $1,016 | Webster City Community School District / 9,959 |
| 309. | $968 | Audubon Community School District / 3,382 |
| 310. | $965 | Waco Community School District / 3,209 |
| 311. | $962 | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,841 |
| 312. | $950 | Malvern Community School District / 3,384 |
| 312. | $950 | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,227 |
| 312. | $950 | Graettinger Community School District / 2,201 |
| 315. | $933 | Diagonal Community School District / 662 |
| 316. | $931 | Northeast Community School District / 2,941 |
| 317. | $909 | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,581 |
| 318. | $880 | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,675 |
| 319. | $860 | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,790 |
| 320. | $800 | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,573 |
| 321. | $752 | West Sioux Community School District / 3,988 |
| 322. | $720 | Hudson Community School District / 3,327 |
| 323. | $717 | Delwood Community School District / 1,123 |
| 324. | $716 | Camanche Community School District / 5,616 |
| 325. | $674 | Valley Community School District / 3,065 |
| 326. | $658 | Central City Community School District / 2,998 |
| 327. | $658 | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,409 |
| 328. | $650 | Keota Community School District / 2,064 |
| 329. | $648 | Marion Independent School District / 12,255 |
| 330. | $612 | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,133 |
| 331. | $600 | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,661 |
| 331. | $600 | Stratford Community School District / 1,209 |
| 333. | $592 | Murray Community School District / 1,200 |
| 333. | $592 | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,569 |
| 335. | $580 | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 1,651 |
| 336. | $559 | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 4,262 |
| 337. | $525 | Titonka Consolidated School District / 897 |
| 338. | $460 | Cherokee Community School District / 6,432 |
| 339. | $438 | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 5,044 |
| 340. | $350 | Dows Community School District / 801 |
| 341. | $322 | Name N/A / 1,521 |
| 342. | $320 | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,145 |
| 343. | $206 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 6,278 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Average Public Assistance Income per Household' data are not listed.
