Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 29.9% | Ames Community School District / 53,049 |
2. | 23.7% | Lamoni Community School District / 2,994 |
3. | 22.5% | Iowa City Community School District / 102,262 |
4. | 21.9% | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,373 |
5. | 20.5% | Cedar Falls Community School District / 38,929 |
6. | 20.0% | Keokuk Community School District / 12,987 |
7. | 19.7% | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,049 |
8. | 19.4% | Harmony Community School District / 2,619 |
9. | 19.2% | Washington Community School District / 10,041 |
10. | 18.8% | Atlantic Community School District / 8,479 |
11. | 18.7% | River Valley Community School District / 2,629 |
12. | 18.3% | Centerville Community School District / 8,933 |
13. | 17.6% | Fairfield Community School District / 14,061 |
14. | 17.3% | Maquoketa Community School District / 8,945 |
15. | 17.2% | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,627 |
16. | 16.8% | Waterloo Community School District / 76,129 |
17. | 16.6% | Creston Community School District / 9,061 |
18. | 16.2% | Oelwein Community School District / 9,040 |
19. | 16.1% | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,330 |
20. | 16.0% | Moravia Community School District / 2,252 |
21. | 16.0% | Columbus Community School District / 4,341 |
22. | 15.7% | Sioux City Community School District / 82,070 |
22. | 15.7% | Davenport Community School District / 106,281 |
24. | 15.7% | West Monona Community School District / 4,171 |
25. | 15.7% | Woodbine Community School District / 2,691 |
26. | 15.5% | Charles City Community School District / 11,090 |
27. | 15.5% | Pomeroy-Palmer Community School District / 1,412 |
28. | 15.5% | Red Oak Community School District / 7,185 |
29. | 15.4% | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 4,926 |
30. | 15.2% | Fort Dodge Community School District / 29,528 |
31. | 15.1% | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,487 |
32. | 15.1% | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,406 |
33. | 15.1% | Emmetsburg Community School District / 4,846 |
34. | 15.0% | Fremont Community School District / 1,237 |
35. | 14.9% | West Harrison Community School District / 2,860 |
36. | 14.8% | Marshalltown Community School District / 29,263 |
37. | 14.7% | Storm Lake Community School District / 11,200 |
38. | 14.6% | Albia Community School District / 6,897 |
39. | 14.6% | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 197,619 |
40. | 14.6% | Chariton Community School District / 7,691 |
41. | 14.5% | Southern Cal Community School District / 3,204 |
42. | 14.5% | Clinton Community School District / 26,148 |
43. | 14.4% | Manning Community School District / 2,202 |
44. | 14.4% | Burlington Community School District / 29,176 |
45. | 14.3% | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,597 |
46. | 14.2% | College Community School District / 20,989 |
47. | 14.1% | Lineville-Clio Community School District / 510 |
48. | 14.1% | Boone Community School District / 14,151 |
49. | 14.0% | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,220 |
50. | 14.0% | Van Buren Community School District / 5,405 |
51. | 14.0% | Waco Community School District / 2,830 |
51. | 14.0% | Perry Community School District / 10,784 |
53. | 14.0% | Wayne Community School District / 3,393 |
54. | 14.0% | Hamburg Community School District / 1,735 |
55. | 13.9% | Audubon Community School District / 3,715 |
56. | 13.7% | Newton Community School District / 21,200 |
57. | 13.6% | Lenox Community School District / 1,868 |
58. | 13.5% | Muscatine Community School District / 28,688 |
59. | 13.4% | Russell Community School District / 1,144 |
59. | 13.4% | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,243 |
61. | 13.3% | Prescott Community School District / 617 |
62. | 13.3% | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 6,894 |
63. | 13.3% | Villisca Community School District / 2,369 |
63. | 13.3% | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,900 |
65. | 13.2% | Riceville Community School District / 2,807 |
66. | 13.2% | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,841 |
67. | 13.2% | South Page Community School District / 1,616 |
68. | 13.1% | Clearfield Community School District / 559 |
69. | 13.1% | Cal Community School District / 1,803 |
70. | 13.1% | Central Community School District / 3,470 |
71. | 13.0% | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,189 |
72. | 13.0% | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 4,971 |
73. | 12.9% | Sidney Community School District / 1,780 |
74. | 12.9% | Lake Mills Community School District / 4,197 |
75. | 12.9% | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 6,136 |
76. | 12.9% | Postville Community School District / 3,686 |
77. | 12.9% | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,513 |
78. | 12.9% | Council Bluffs Community School District / 58,251 |
79. | 12.9% | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,956 |
80. | 12.9% | Murray Community School District / 1,598 |
81. | 12.8% | Okoboji Community School District / 6,201 |
82. | 12.8% | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,738 |
83. | 12.7% | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,497 |
84. | 12.6% | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 7,997 |
85. | 12.6% | South Tama County Community School District / 8,433 |
86. | 12.6% | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,548 |
87. | 12.5% | New London Community School District / 2,959 |
88. | 12.4% | West Burlington Independent School District / 3,271 |
89. | 12.4% | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 3,245 |
90. | 12.4% | Tri-County Community School District / 1,982 |
91. | 12.4% | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,929 |
92. | 12.4% | Midland Community School District / 3,726 |
93. | 12.2% | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,243 |
93. | 12.2% | Mason City Community School District / 28,767 |
95. | 12.2% | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 12,836 |
96. | 12.1% | Valley Community School District / 2,857 |
97. | 12.1% | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,216 |
98. | 12.0% | Iowa Falls Community School District / 6,603 |
99. | 12.0% | Lewis Central Community School District / 14,266 |
100. | 11.9% | West Delaware County Community School District / 8,976 |
101. | 11.9% | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 1,124 |
102. | 11.8% | Monticello Community School District / 6,409 |
103. | 11.8% | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,459 |
104. | 11.8% | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,055 |
105. | 11.7% | Glenwood Community School District / 11,205 |
105. | 11.7% | Sac Community School District / 2,843 |
107. | 11.7% | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 120,689 |
108. | 11.6% | North Tama County Community School District / 3,230 |
109. | 11.6% | Alden Community School District / 1,607 |
110. | 11.5% | North Fayette Community School District / 6,172 |
111. | 11.4% | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,564 |
112. | 11.4% | Prairie Valley Community School District / 3,973 |
113. | 11.3% | Bedford Community School District / 2,966 |
114. | 11.3% | East Union Community School District / 3,215 |
115. | 11.2% | Terril Community School District / 932 |
116. | 11.2% | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,845 |
116. | 11.2% | Independence Community School District / 9,472 |
118. | 11.0% | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 8,781 |
119. | 11.0% | Webster City Community School District / 9,686 |
120. | 11.0% | C and M Community School District / 1,277 |
121. | 11.0% | Schleswig Community School District / 1,779 |
122. | 10.9% | Clarke Community School District / 7,637 |
123. | 10.9% | Lu Verne Community School District / 587 |
124. | 10.9% | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,652 |
125. | 10.8% | Seymour Community School District / 2,473 |
125. | 10.8% | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 919 |
127. | 10.7% | East Greene Community School District / 1,916 |
128. | 10.6% | IKM Community School District / 2,562 |
129. | 10.6% | Allamakee Community School District / 8,966 |
129. | 10.6% | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 1,839 |
131. | 10.6% | Anita Community School District / 2,028 |
132. | 10.5% | Nora Springs-Rock Falls Community School District / 2,661 |
133. | 10.5% | Essex Community School District / 1,472 |
134. | 10.5% | Mediapolis Community School District / 5,268 |
135. | 10.4% | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,150 |
136. | 10.4% | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 11,894 |
136. | 10.4% | AGWSR Community School District / 4,839 |
138. | 10.3% | Knoxville Community School District / 10,886 |
138. | 10.3% | Aurelia Community School District / 1,998 |
138. | 10.3% | Maple Valley Community School District / 3,120 |
141. | 10.3% | Dows Community School District / 1,116 |
142. | 10.3% | Pekin Community School District / 3,832 |
143. | 10.3% | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 1,871 |
144. | 10.3% | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,063 |
145. | 10.2% | Denison Community School District / 9,590 |
146. | 10.2% | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,465 |
147. | 10.2% | Whiting Community School District / 1,066 |
147. | 10.2% | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,756 |
149. | 10.1% | Starmont Community School District / 3,895 |
150. | 10.1% | West Liberty Community School District / 6,281 |
151. | 10.1% | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 3,784 |
152. | 10.0% | Humboldt Community School District / 7,064 |
152. | 10.0% | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 3,868 |
152. | 10.0% | Carroll Community School District / 14,615 |
155. | 10.0% | Decorah Community School District / 11,580 |
156. | 9.9% | Greene Community School District / 2,098 |
157. | 9.9% | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,430 |
158. | 9.8% | Cardinal Community School District / 4,627 |
159. | 9.8% | North Cedar Community School District / 5,421 |
160. | 9.7% | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 9,395 |
161. | 9.7% | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,600 |
162. | 9.7% | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,317 |
163. | 9.6% | New Hampton Community School District / 7,204 |
164. | 9.6% | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,351 |
165. | 9.5% | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,779 |
166. | 9.5% | Fort Madison Community School District / 16,879 |
167. | 9.5% | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,547 |
168. | 9.4% | Madrid Community School District / 3,635 |
169. | 9.4% | New Market Community School District / 1,148 |
170. | 9.3% | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,658 |
171. | 9.2% | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,129 |
172. | 9.2% | Wapello Community School District / 4,035 |
173. | 9.2% | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 1,940 |
174. | 9.2% | English Valleys Community School District / 2,426 |
175. | 9.2% | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,745 |
176. | 9.1% | West Hancock Community School District / 3,878 |
177. | 9.1% | Winterset Community School District / 8,965 |
178. | 9.1% | Algona Community School District / 9,310 |
178. | 9.1% | Malvern Community School District / 1,989 |
180. | 9.1% | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 2,154 |
181. | 9.0% | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,501 |
182. | 9.0% | Clarinda Community School District / 6,556 |
183. | 9.0% | Saydel Community School District / 7,682 |
184. | 9.0% | United Community School District / 1,945 |
185. | 8.9% | Sigourney Community School District / 3,648 |
186. | 8.9% | Griswold Community School District / 3,379 |
187. | 8.9% | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,023 |
188. | 8.9% | Forest City Community School District / 6,531 |
189. | 8.8% | Turkey Valley Community School District / 3,260 |
189. | 8.8% | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 2,923 |
191. | 8.8% | Dubuque Community School District / 73,917 |
192. | 8.8% | Anthon-Oto Community School District / 1,606 |
192. | 8.8% | Nishna Valley Community School District / 1,263 |
194. | 8.7% | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,608 |
194. | 8.7% | Keota Community School District / 1,915 |
194. | 8.7% | Walnut Community School District / 1,235 |
197. | 8.7% | Indianola Community School District / 18,698 |
197. | 8.7% | Wilton Community School District / 4,501 |
199. | 8.7% | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,466 |
200. | 8.6% | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 4,950 |
201. | 8.6% | Durant Community School District / 3,357 |
202. | 8.5% | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 4,146 |
203. | 8.5% | Camanche Community School District / 5,148 |
204. | 8.5% | Central City Community School District / 3,002 |
205. | 8.5% | Spencer Community School District / 12,007 |
206. | 8.5% | Tipton Community School District / 4,792 |
207. | 8.4% | Diagonal Community School District / 709 |
208. | 8.3% | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,386 |
209. | 8.3% | Corning Community School District / 3,062 |
210. | 8.2% | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,464 |
210. | 8.2% | Exira Community School District / 1,508 |
212. | 8.2% | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 3,626 |
213. | 8.2% | Clarksville Community School District / 2,167 |
214. | 8.1% | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,525 |
214. | 8.1% | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,614 |
216. | 8.1% | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,656 |
217. | 8.1% | Central Lee Community School District / 5,634 |
218. | 8.0% | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,341 |
219. | 8.0% | North Central Community School District / 3,208 |
219. | 8.0% | Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District / 914 |
221. | 8.0% | Riverside Community School District / 3,821 |
222. | 7.9% | Stanton Community School District / 1,176 |
222. | 7.9% | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,177 |
224. | 7.9% | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 3,037 |
224. | 7.9% | West Central Community School District / 1,822 |
226. | 7.8% | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,990 |
227. | 7.7% | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 3,731 |
228. | 7.7% | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,439 |
229. | 7.7% | North Mahaska Community School District / 3,149 |
230. | 7.7% | North Iowa Community School District / 3,010 |
231. | 7.7% | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,157 |
232. | 7.6% | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,664 |
233. | 7.6% | West Marshall Community School District / 4,267 |
234. | 7.6% | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 4,773 |
235. | 7.5% | PCM Community School District / 5,095 |
235. | 7.5% | Harlan Community School District / 9,088 |
237. | 7.5% | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,398 |
237. | 7.5% | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,962 |
239. | 7.5% | Sheldon Community School District / 6,790 |
240. | 7.5% | Andrew Community School District / 1,558 |
241. | 7.5% | Titonka Consolidated School District / 967 |
242. | 7.4% | Montezuma Community School District / 3,220 |
243. | 7.3% | Davis County Community School District / 8,346 |
244. | 7.3% | Westwood Community School District / 2,962 |
245. | 7.3% | West Sioux Community School District / 4,074 |
246. | 7.3% | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,894 |
247. | 7.3% | Jesup Community School District / 4,557 |
248. | 7.2% | Hudson Community School District / 3,712 |
248. | 7.2% | Graettinger Community School District / 1,447 |
250. | 7.2% | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,102 |
251. | 7.2% | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,624 |
252. | 7.2% | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,490 |
253. | 7.1% | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,322 |
253. | 7.1% | East Central Community School District / 2,251 |
255. | 7.1% | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,043 |
256. | 7.0% | North Linn Community School District / 3,180 |
257. | 7.0% | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,287 |
258. | 6.9% | Bennett Community School District / 1,320 |
259. | 6.8% | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,032 |
259. | 6.8% | Bellevue Community School District / 4,741 |
259. | 6.8% | Panorama Community School District / 4,900 |
262. | 6.8% | Bettendorf Community School District / 22,144 |
263. | 6.7% | East Marshall Community School District / 3,755 |
264. | 6.7% | Alta Community School District / 3,032 |
265. | 6.7% | Pella Community School District / 14,903 |
266. | 6.7% | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,369 |
267. | 6.6% | Nevada Community School District / 8,403 |
268. | 6.6% | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,773 |
269. | 6.6% | H-L-V Community School District / 1,884 |
270. | 6.5% | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,286 |
271. | 6.5% | Sentral Community School District / 1,099 |
272. | 6.4% | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,727 |
273. | 6.3% | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,906 |
274. | 6.3% | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 1,784 |
275. | 6.3% | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,105 |
276. | 6.2% | Western Dubuque Community School District / 21,246 |
277. | 6.2% | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 10,409 |
277. | 6.2% | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,715 |
279. | 6.1% | Linn-Mar Community School District / 33,580 |
280. | 6.1% | South Clay Community School District / 1,060 |
281. | 6.0% | Williamsburg Community School District / 5,716 |
282. | 6.0% | Highland Community School District / 3,275 |
283. | 6.0% | West Des Moines Community School District / 67,878 |
284. | 5.9% | Ballard Community School District / 6,645 |
284. | 5.9% | Farragut Community School District / 1,632 |
286. | 5.9% | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,264 |
287. | 5.8% | Osage Community School District / 5,933 |
288. | 5.7% | Alburnett Community School District / 2,943 |
288. | 5.7% | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,434 |
290. | 5.7% | Union Community School District / 6,547 |
291. | 5.7% | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,885 |
292. | 5.7% | Northeast Community School District / 3,070 |
292. | 5.7% | BCLUW Community School District / 3,286 |
294. | 5.7% | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 7,922 |
295. | 5.7% | Springville Community School District / 2,395 |
295. | 5.7% | Adair-Casey Community School District / 2,005 |
297. | 5.6% | Remsen-Union Community School District / 2,826 |
298. | 5.6% | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,523 |
299. | 5.5% | Norwalk Community School District / 10,431 |
300. | 5.5% | Albert City-Truesdale Community School District / 1,508 |
301. | 5.4% | Anamosa Community School District / 9,203 |
302. | 5.4% | Sumner Community School District / 3,175 |
303. | 5.4% | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,032 |
304. | 5.3% | Le Mars Community School District / 12,579 |
305. | 5.3% | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 10,235 |
306. | 5.3% | Mount Vernon Community School District / 5,740 |
307. | 5.3% | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,419 |
308. | 5.2% | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,718 |
309. | 5.2% | North Winneshiek Community School District / 1,843 |
310. | 5.1% | Delwood Community School District / 1,351 |
311. | 5.1% | East Buchanan Community School District / 3,006 |
312. | 5.0% | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,711 |
313. | 5.0% | Rock Valley Community School District / 4,680 |
314. | 5.0% | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,813 |
315. | 4.9% | GMG Community School District / 2,054 |
316. | 4.9% | Stratford Community School District / 1,487 |
317. | 4.9% | North Scott Community School District / 14,502 |
318. | 4.9% | Lisbon Community School District / 3,033 |
319. | 4.8% | Name N/A / 1,133 |
320. | 4.8% | Southeast Polk Community School District / 29,537 |
321. | 4.6% | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,263 |
322. | 4.5% | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 10,899 |
323. | 4.5% | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,378 |
323. | 4.5% | Woodbury Central Community School District / 3,170 |
325. | 4.5% | Preston Community School District / 1,930 |
325. | 4.5% | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,776 |
327. | 4.4% | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,896 |
328. | 4.4% | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,467 |
329. | 4.4% | Van Meter Community School District / 3,099 |
330. | 4.4% | Baxter Community School District / 1,783 |
331. | 4.3% | Ogden Community School District / 3,770 |
332. | 4.2% | Bondurant-Farrar Community School District / 5,037 |
333. | 4.1% | Benton Community School District / 9,113 |
334. | 4.1% | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,744 |
335. | 4.0% | Ankeny Community School District / 43,435 |
336. | 4.0% | Marion Independent School District / 12,018 |
337. | 4.0% | Urbandale Community School District / 22,991 |
338. | 4.0% | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 2,923 |
339. | 4.0% | Tripoli Community School District / 2,583 |
340. | 4.0% | Denver Community School District / 3,624 |
341. | 3.9% | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,493 |
342. | 3.8% | Johnston Community School District / 28,305 |
343. | 3.7% | West Lyon Community School District / 4,052 |
344. | 3.7% | West Branch Community School District / 4,086 |
345. | 3.5% | Carlisle Community School District / 7,638 |
345. | 3.5% | Ventura Community School District / 1,776 |
347. | 3.5% | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 19,491 |
348. | 3.5% | Danville Community School District / 2,985 |
349. | 3.4% | Waukee Community School District / 25,308 |
350. | 3.4% | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,087 |
351. | 3.3% | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 2,245 |
352. | 3.1% | North Polk Community School District / 5,858 |
353. | 3.1% | Cherokee Community School District / 5,957 |
354. | 3.0% | Rockwell-Swaledale Community School District / 2,060 |
355. | 2.8% | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,301 |
356. | 2.7% | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,912 |
357. | 2.6% | Underwood Community School District / 3,494 |
358. | 2.5% | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,736 |
359. | 2.2% | Hinton Community School District / 2,896 |
360. | 2.1% | Solon Community School District / 5,796 |
361. | 2.1% | Treynor Community School District / 2,618 |
362. | 2.0% | Earlham Community School District / 3,104 |
363. | 1.7% | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 2,693 |
364. | 1.4% | Gilbert Community School District / 5,698 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population in Poverty Percentage' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population in Poverty Percentage' 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.