Rank | Population in Poverty Percentage ▼ | School District / Population |
1. | 29.3% | Ames Community School District / 56,587 |
2. | 21.4% | Lamoni Community School District / 3,049 |
3. | 21.0% | River Valley Community School District / 2,720 |
4. | 20.8% | Iowa City Community School District / 106,668 |
5. | 20.2% | Keokuk Community School District / 12,795 |
6. | 19.9% | Villisca Community School District / 2,221 |
7. | 19.7% | Oskaloosa Community School District / 15,898 |
8. | 19.6% | Van Buren Community School District / 5,312 |
9. | 19.5% | Central Decatur Community School District / 4,291 |
10. | 19.4% | Ottumwa Community School District / 28,755 |
11. | 18.8% | Creston Community School District / 9,577 |
12. | 18.8% | Lenox Community School District / 1,919 |
13. | 18.6% | Cedar Falls Community School District / 40,441 |
14. | 18.2% | East Greene Community School District / 1,736 |
15. | 18.2% | Maquoketa Community School District / 8,924 |
16. | 17.8% | Postville Community School District / 3,748 |
17. | 17.8% | West Burlington Independent School District / 2,853 |
18. | 17.6% | Chariton Community School District / 8,372 |
19. | 17.5% | Clinton Community School District / 26,242 |
20. | 17.5% | Des Moines Independent Community School District / 203,403 |
21. | 17.5% | Red Oak Community School District / 7,016 |
22. | 17.4% | Mount Pleasant Community School District / 12,932 |
23. | 17.4% | Perry Community School District / 9,525 |
24. | 17.4% | South O'Brien Community School District / 4,843 |
25. | 17.3% | Waterloo Community School District / 77,879 |
26. | 17.3% | Denison Community School District / 10,164 |
26. | 17.3% | Valley Community School District / 3,063 |
28. | 17.2% | Sioux City Community School District / 83,093 |
29. | 17.2% | Laurens-Marathon Community School District / 2,197 |
29. | 17.2% | Davis County Community School District / 8,532 |
31. | 17.1% | Clearfield Community School District / 662 |
32. | 16.9% | Moulton-Udell Community School District / 1,576 |
33. | 16.7% | Newton Community School District / 21,168 |
33. | 16.7% | Muscatine Community School District / 29,260 |
35. | 16.4% | Davenport Community School District / 106,768 |
36. | 16.2% | Mason City Community School District / 28,931 |
37. | 16.2% | Fairfield Community School District / 15,380 |
38. | 16.0% | Fort Dodge Community School District / 29,326 |
39. | 16.0% | Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District / 3,919 |
40. | 15.8% | Burlington Community School District / 29,950 |
41. | 15.6% | Tri-County Community School District / 1,794 |
42. | 15.6% | Columbus Community School District / 4,712 |
43. | 15.6% | South Tama County Community School District / 8,893 |
44. | 15.3% | West Monona Community School District / 4,438 |
45. | 15.3% | New London Community School District / 2,882 |
46. | 15.2% | Seymour Community School District / 2,322 |
47. | 15.1% | Centerville Community School District / 9,023 |
48. | 15.0% | Cal Community School District / 1,833 |
49. | 15.0% | Council Bluffs Community School District / 60,187 |
50. | 14.9% | Charles City Community School District / 11,307 |
51. | 14.9% | Schleswig Community School District / 1,649 |
52. | 14.9% | Clay Central-Everly Community School District / 2,177 |
53. | 14.7% | Atlantic Community School District / 8,481 |
53. | 14.7% | Bedford Community School District / 3,158 |
55. | 14.7% | Pocahontas Area Community School District / 3,545 |
56. | 14.7% | Wayne Community School District / 3,986 |
57. | 14.6% | Waco Community School District / 3,213 |
58. | 14.6% | Iowa Valley Community School District / 3,832 |
59. | 14.6% | Durant Community School District / 3,289 |
60. | 14.4% | Mount Ayr Community School District / 4,167 |
61. | 14.4% | Oelwein Community School District / 9,113 |
62. | 14.4% | Marshalltown Community School District / 30,646 |
63. | 14.2% | Harmony Community School District / 2,668 |
64. | 14.2% | MFL MarMac Community School District / 5,639 |
65. | 14.0% | George-Little Rock Community School District / 2,578 |
65. | 14.0% | Storm Lake Community School District / 12,279 |
67. | 14.0% | Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District / 2,993 |
68. | 14.0% | Shenandoah Community School District / 6,309 |
69. | 14.0% | Clear Lake Community School District / 8,664 |
70. | 13.9% | West Liberty Community School District / 6,173 |
71. | 13.7% | Pomeroy-Palmer Community School District / 1,575 |
72. | 13.7% | Murray Community School District / 1,430 |
72. | 13.7% | A-H-S-T Community School District / 3,050 |
74. | 13.5% | Saydel Community School District / 7,968 |
75. | 13.5% | Southern Cal Community School District / 2,907 |
76. | 13.5% | Eldora-New Providence Community School District / 3,785 |
77. | 13.4% | Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District / 3,565 |
78. | 13.4% | Hampton-Dumont Community School District / 7,027 |
79. | 13.3% | Lewis Central Community School District / 15,042 |
80. | 13.2% | Webster City Community School District / 9,969 |
80. | 13.2% | South Page Community School District / 1,448 |
82. | 13.0% | Mormon Trail Community School District / 1,729 |
82. | 13.0% | College Community School District / 23,841 |
82. | 13.0% | Clarke Community School District / 7,970 |
85. | 12.9% | Harlan Community School District / 9,058 |
86. | 12.9% | Moravia Community School District / 2,305 |
87. | 12.8% | Hamburg Community School District / 1,634 |
88. | 12.8% | Albia Community School District / 7,346 |
89. | 12.7% | Emmetsburg Community School District / 5,062 |
90. | 12.6% | Northwood-Kensett Community School District / 3,059 |
91. | 12.6% | Eagle Grove Community School District / 4,701 |
91. | 12.6% | Fort Madison Community School District / 17,063 |
93. | 12.5% | North Central Community School District / 5,591 |
94. | 12.5% | Starmont Community School District / 4,089 |
95. | 12.4% | Knoxville Community School District / 11,527 |
96. | 12.3% | Boyer Valley Community School District / 2,817 |
97. | 12.3% | Audubon Community School District / 3,482 |
97. | 12.3% | North Mahaska Community School District / 2,954 |
99. | 12.2% | Washington Community School District / 9,965 |
100. | 12.2% | Grinnell-Newburg Community School District / 12,522 |
100. | 12.2% | Midland Community School District / 3,628 |
102. | 12.2% | Sioux Central Community School District / 2,831 |
103. | 12.2% | North Fayette Community School District / 6,092 |
104. | 12.1% | Rock Valley Community School District / 4,785 |
105. | 12.1% | North Tama County Community School District / 3,006 |
105. | 12.1% | West Harrison Community School District / 2,996 |
107. | 12.1% | Adair-Casey Community School District / 2,049 |
108. | 12.0% | Woodbine Community School District / 2,484 |
109. | 12.0% | Allison-Bristow Community School District / 3,963 |
110. | 12.0% | Paton-Churdan Community School District / 1,135 |
111. | 11.9% | Belle Plaine Community School District / 3,160 |
112. | 11.9% | Rockwell City-Lytton Community School District / 3,410 |
113. | 11.8% | Independence Community School District / 8,881 |
114. | 11.7% | Aurelia Community School District / 1,691 |
114. | 11.7% | Keota Community School District / 1,995 |
114. | 11.7% | Essex Community School District / 1,414 |
117. | 11.6% | West Central Valley Community School District / 5,683 |
118. | 11.5% | Winterset Community School District / 9,165 |
119. | 11.5% | Howard-Winneshiek Community School District / 8,729 |
120. | 11.4% | Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District / 8,093 |
121. | 11.3% | North Iowa Community School District / 3,286 |
121. | 11.3% | Cardinal Community School District / 4,419 |
123. | 11.3% | Central Community School District / 3,451 |
124. | 11.3% | Nashua-Plainfield Community School District / 4,098 |
125. | 11.2% | Humboldt Community School District / 7,490 |
126. | 11.1% | Twin Rivers Community School District / 1,206 |
127. | 11.1% | North Linn Community School District / 3,624 |
127. | 11.1% | Corning Community School District / 2,877 |
129. | 11.1% | Sigourney Community School District / 3,616 |
130. | 11.0% | Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District / 1,593 |
131. | 11.0% | Cedar Rapids Community School District / 119,948 |
132. | 11.0% | Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District / 10,549 |
133. | 10.8% | Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District / 3,210 |
134. | 10.8% | Fremont Community School District / 1,058 |
135. | 10.8% | Dubuque Community School District / 75,820 |
136. | 10.7% | Prairie Valley Community School District / 4,045 |
136. | 10.7% | Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District / 4,144 |
138. | 10.7% | Tripoli Community School District / 2,611 |
138. | 10.7% | West Hancock Community School District / 4,261 |
140. | 10.7% | Williamsburg Community School District / 6,098 |
141. | 10.7% | Mediapolis Community School District / 5,026 |
141. | 10.7% | Camanche Community School District / 5,615 |
143. | 10.6% | Clarion-Goldfield Community School District / 4,898 |
144. | 10.5% | Maple Valley Community School District / 2,868 |
145. | 10.5% | Lake Mills Community School District / 3,806 |
146. | 10.5% | Fredericksburg Community School District / 1,676 |
146. | 10.5% | Boone Community School District / 14,545 |
148. | 10.5% | Newell-Fonda Community School District / 2,452 |
149. | 10.4% | Guthrie Center Community School District / 2,813 |
150. | 10.4% | East Union Community School District / 3,265 |
150. | 10.4% | Morning Sun Community School District / 1,475 |
152. | 10.4% | Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District / 4,760 |
152. | 10.4% | AGWSR Community School District / 4,803 |
154. | 10.4% | Exira Community School District / 1,770 |
155. | 10.2% | Andrew Community School District / 1,651 |
156. | 10.2% | Clarinda Community School District / 7,422 |
157. | 10.2% | Name N/A / 1,421 |
158. | 10.0% | North Kossuth Community School District / 2,392 |
159. | 10.0% | C and M Community School District / 3,263 |
160. | 10.0% | Wapello Community School District / 3,532 |
161. | 10.0% | West Marshall Community School District / 4,567 |
162. | 10.0% | Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District / 1,015 |
163. | 9.9% | Manson Northwest Webster Community School District / 4,203 |
164. | 9.9% | Charter Oak-Ute Community School District / 1,895 |
165. | 9.9% | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District / 4,054 |
165. | 9.9% | Wall Lake View Auburn Community School District / 5,840 |
167. | 9.9% | Decorah Community School District / 11,717 |
168. | 9.8% | Garner-Hayfield Community School District / 3,825 |
169. | 9.8% | West Sioux Community School District / 4,130 |
170. | 9.8% | Winfield-Mount Union Community School District / 1,815 |
170. | 9.8% | Mid-Prairie Community School District / 8,815 |
172. | 9.8% | Prescott Community School District / 654 |
173. | 9.8% | Collins-Maxwell Community School District / 2,624 |
174. | 9.8% | Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District / 2,810 |
175. | 9.8% | Name N/A / 1,588 |
176. | 9.7% | Louisa-Muscatine Community School District / 4,777 |
177. | 9.7% | Pekin Community School District / 3,896 |
178. | 9.7% | Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District / 2,738 |
179. | 9.7% | Tipton Community School District / 5,143 |
179. | 9.7% | Spencer Community School District / 12,976 |
181. | 9.6% | Highland Community School District / 4,060 |
182. | 9.6% | Central Lee Community School District / 5,597 |
183. | 9.6% | Allamakee Community School District / 8,769 |
184. | 9.6% | Indianola Community School District / 19,809 |
185. | 9.5% | Jefferson-Scranton Community School District / 6,151 |
186. | 9.5% | Turkey Valley Community School District / 3,049 |
187. | 9.5% | Schaller-Crestland Community School District / 2,241 |
188. | 9.4% | Tri-Center Community School District / 3,507 |
188. | 9.4% | Clayton Ridge Community School District / 4,952 |
190. | 9.4% | Calamus-Wheatland Community School District / 2,420 |
190. | 9.4% | Grundy Center Community School District / 3,870 |
192. | 9.3% | Mount Vernon Community School District / 6,558 |
193. | 9.3% | Colfax-Mingo Community School District / 4,669 |
194. | 9.3% | Riceville Community School District / 2,813 |
195. | 9.3% | IKM Community School District / 4,746 |
196. | 9.2% | East Buchanan Community School District / 3,047 |
197. | 9.2% | Carroll Community School District / 14,182 |
198. | 9.2% | Sheffield Chapin Meservey Thornton Community School District / 4,835 |
199. | 9.2% | North Cedar Community School District / 5,092 |
200. | 9.1% | Glidden-Ralston Community School District / 2,078 |
201. | 9.1% | Algona Community School District / 9,227 |
202. | 9.1% | Woden-Crystal Lake Community School District / 882 |
202. | 9.1% | Bennett Community School District / 1,215 |
204. | 9.1% | Melcher-Dallas Community School District / 2,120 |
205. | 9.0% | Riverside Community School District / 3,751 |
205. | 9.0% | Okoboji Community School District / 6,337 |
207. | 9.0% | Belmond-Klemme Community School District / 4,289 |
208. | 8.9% | Galva-Holstein Community School District / 2,763 |
209. | 8.8% | Central Lyon Community School District / 4,211 |
210. | 8.7% | Corwith-Wesley Community School District / 1,055 |
211. | 8.7% | Iowa Falls Community School District / 6,886 |
212. | 8.7% | Central City Community School District / 2,758 |
213. | 8.6% | English Valleys Community School District / 2,912 |
214. | 8.6% | Whiting Community School District / 1,101 |
215. | 8.6% | Lu Verne Community School District / 479 |
216. | 8.5% | Central Clinton Community School District / 9,305 |
217. | 8.4% | Forest City Community School District / 6,688 |
218. | 8.4% | Monticello Community School District / 6,540 |
219. | 8.3% | Malvern Community School District / 3,346 |
220. | 8.3% | Eddyville-Blakesburg Community School District / 3,871 |
220. | 8.3% | Walnut Community School District / 1,280 |
222. | 8.3% | Fremont-Mills Community School District / 2,772 |
223. | 8.2% | Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District / 1,526 |
224. | 8.2% | Graettinger Community School District / 2,211 |
225. | 8.1% | Nodaway Valley Community School District / 4,188 |
225. | 8.1% | New Hampton Community School District / 7,244 |
227. | 8.1% | Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District / 13,637 |
228. | 8.1% | Carlisle Community School District / 8,501 |
229. | 8.0% | Spirit Lake Community School District / 8,262 |
230. | 8.0% | Jesup Community School District / 5,555 |
230. | 8.0% | Western Dubuque Community School District / 21,364 |
232. | 8.0% | South Winneshiek Community School District / 4,437 |
233. | 8.0% | Pleasantville Community School District / 3,401 |
234. | 7.9% | Marion Independent School District / 11,702 |
235. | 7.9% | Sheldon Community School District / 7,300 |
236. | 7.9% | Orient-Macksburg Community School District / 1,258 |
237. | 7.9% | Hudson Community School District / 3,494 |
237. | 7.9% | Griswold Community School District / 3,410 |
239. | 7.9% | Logan-Magnolia Community School District / 3,094 |
240. | 7.8% | Anamosa Community School District / 9,281 |
241. | 7.7% | Baxter Community School District / 1,895 |
242. | 7.7% | H-L-V Community School District / 2,162 |
242. | 7.7% | Glenwood Community School District / 11,050 |
244. | 7.7% | Farragut Community School District / 1,636 |
245. | 7.6% | Kingsley-Pierson Community School District / 2,621 |
246. | 7.6% | Woodward-Granger Community School District / 5,062 |
247. | 7.6% | Madrid Community School District / 3,349 |
248. | 7.6% | Anthon-Oto Community School District / 1,741 |
248. | 7.6% | Sumner Community School District / 3,342 |
250. | 7.5% | West Delaware County Community School District / 9,416 |
251. | 7.5% | Southeast Warren Community School District / 3,204 |
252. | 7.5% | PCM Community School District / 5,079 |
253. | 7.5% | West Lyon Community School District / 4,649 |
254. | 7.4% | Panorama Community School District / 4,443 |
255. | 7.3% | Bettendorf Community School District / 22,145 |
255. | 7.3% | Clarksville Community School District / 2,108 |
257. | 7.3% | Missouri Valley Community School District / 5,042 |
258. | 7.3% | Olin Consolidated School District / 1,540 |
259. | 7.3% | Alta Community School District / 2,762 |
260. | 7.2% | Preston Community School District / 1,901 |
261. | 7.2% | Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District / 3,091 |
262. | 7.1% | Sidney Community School District / 1,763 |
263. | 7.0% | Montezuma Community School District / 3,465 |
264. | 6.9% | Colo-Nesco Community School District / 3,186 |
265. | 6.9% | Diagonal Community School District / 686 |
266. | 6.9% | Northeast Hamilton Community School District / 1,504 |
267. | 6.8% | North Winneshiek Community School District / 2,124 |
268. | 6.8% | Adel-De Soto-Minburn Community School District / 8,103 |
269. | 6.8% | North Scott Community School District / 15,310 |
270. | 6.7% | Nevada Community School District / 8,187 |
270. | 6.7% | Maquoketa Valley Community School District / 4,495 |
272. | 6.7% | Stratford Community School District / 1,221 |
273. | 6.7% | Johnston Community School District / 30,545 |
274. | 6.6% | BCLUW Community School District / 3,495 |
275. | 6.6% | East Central Community School District / 2,115 |
275. | 6.6% | Twin Cedars Community School District / 2,478 |
277. | 6.6% | Lisbon Community School District / 2,910 |
278. | 6.6% | Wilton Community School District / 4,192 |
279. | 6.6% | Stanton Community School District / 1,189 |
280. | 6.6% | Pella Community School District / 15,525 |
281. | 6.5% | Armstrong-Ringsted Community School District / 2,238 |
281. | 6.5% | Westwood Community School District / 2,738 |
283. | 6.5% | Eastern Allamakee Community School District / 2,670 |
284. | 6.5% | West Bend-Mallard Community School District / 1,911 |
285. | 6.5% | Osage Community School District / 5,904 |
286. | 6.4% | Linn-Mar Community School District / 36,660 |
287. | 6.3% | Ar-We-Va Community School District / 2,156 |
288. | 6.2% | Dows Community School District / 926 |
289. | 6.2% | South Hamilton Community School District / 3,759 |
290. | 6.2% | Dunkerton Community School District / 2,285 |
291. | 6.2% | GMG Community School District / 1,929 |
292. | 6.1% | East Marshall Community School District / 3,657 |
293. | 6.1% | United Community School District / 2,090 |
294. | 5.9% | Southeast Polk Community School District / 31,352 |
295. | 5.9% | Lone Tree Community School District / 2,972 |
296. | 5.9% | Interstate 35 Community School District / 4,746 |
297. | 5.8% | Bondurant-Farrar Community School District / 6,812 |
298. | 5.8% | West Des Moines Community School District / 65,061 |
299. | 5.8% | Odebolt-Arthur Community School District / 2,237 |
300. | 5.7% | Cherokee Community School District / 6,485 |
301. | 5.7% | Delwood Community School District / 1,190 |
301. | 5.7% | MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District / 11,292 |
303. | 5.7% | Le Mars Community School District / 13,292 |
304. | 5.7% | Dike-New Hartford Community School District / 4,438 |
305. | 5.7% | Sioux Center Community School District / 8,978 |
306. | 5.6% | Bellevue Community School District / 4,841 |
306. | 5.6% | Urbandale Community School District / 21,268 |
308. | 5.6% | Roland-Story Community School District / 5,841 |
309. | 5.5% | Boyden-Hull Community School District / 4,055 |
310. | 5.5% | Clear Creek-Amana Community School District / 11,260 |
311. | 5.5% | Ballard Community School District / 7,383 |
312. | 5.5% | Sentral Community School District / 1,138 |
313. | 5.4% | West Central Community School District / 1,658 |
314. | 5.4% | Gilbert Community School District / 6,573 |
315. | 5.4% | West Branch Community School District / 4,163 |
316. | 5.3% | Denver Community School District / 3,669 |
317. | 5.2% | Ankeny Community School District / 49,867 |
318. | 5.2% | Remsen-Union Community School District / 3,069 |
319. | 5.2% | Earlham Community School District / 3,209 |
320. | 5.1% | Martensdale-St. Marys Community School District / 2,649 |
321. | 4.9% | Union Community School District / 6,821 |
322. | 4.9% | Waukee Community School District / 36,979 |
323. | 4.8% | Center Point-Urbana Community School District / 5,773 |
324. | 4.7% | St. Ansgar Community School District / 4,057 |
325. | 4.6% | Van Meter Community School District / 3,162 |
326. | 4.6% | Ogden Community School District / 3,806 |
327. | 4.6% | Akron-Westfield Community School District / 3,235 |
328. | 4.5% | Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District / 10,585 |
329. | 4.5% | Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District / 4,464 |
330. | 4.5% | Underwood Community School District / 3,784 |
331. | 4.5% | Alburnett Community School District / 3,789 |
332. | 4.4% | Benton Community School District / 9,021 |
333. | 4.4% | Woodbury Central Community School District / 2,879 |
334. | 4.3% | Lawton-Bronson Community School District / 3,245 |
335. | 4.3% | Wapsie Valley Community School District / 3,925 |
336. | 4.2% | Titonka Consolidated School District / 888 |
337. | 4.2% | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District / 2,750 |
338. | 4.1% | Springville Community School District / 2,421 |
339. | 4.0% | Hinton Community School District / 2,904 |
340. | 3.7% | Norwalk Community School District / 11,270 |
341. | 3.4% | Janesville Consolidated School District / 2,476 |
342. | 3.4% | Lynnville-Sully Community School District / 3,152 |
343. | 3.3% | Pleasant Valley Community School District / 20,478 |
344. | 3.1% | Northeast Community School District / 2,976 |
345. | 3.0% | Danville Community School District / 2,580 |
346. | 2.9% | Harris-Lake Park Community School District / 1,928 |
347. | 2.8% | Ventura Community School District / 1,727 |
348. | 2.4% | Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District / 5,997 |
349. | 2.4% | Solon Community School District / 6,561 |
350. | 2.2% | North Polk Community School District / 6,518 |
351. | 0.9% | Treynor Community School District / 2,990 |
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.