West Des Moines, IA Historical School Enrollment Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 59,815
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 2,116 | 56.57% | 43.43% | 78.45% | 21.55% | 71.30% | 28.70% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 5,617 | 85.63%, see rank | 14.37%, see rank | 89.39% | 10.61% | 89.86% | 10.14% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 3,099 | 88.80%, see rank | 11.20%, see rank | 92.11% | 7.89% | 90.60% | 9.40% |
| College | 2,470 | 63.77%, see rank | 36.23%, see rank | 74.24% | 25.76% | 78.37% | 21.63% |
| Graduate School | 1,249 | 45.08%, see rank | 54.92%, see rank | 64.78% | 35.22% | 58.86% | 41.14% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 57,041
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,867 | 53.03% | 46.97% | 76.73% | 23.27% | 70.05% | 29.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 5,461 | 87.20%, see rank | 12.80%, see rank | 89.38% | 10.62% | 89.62% | 10.38% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,833 | 87.29%, see rank | 12.71%, see rank | 92.59% | 7.41% | 90.52% | 9.48% |
| College | 2,531 | 59.30%, see rank | 40.70%, see rank | 73.06% | 26.94% | 77.79% | 22.21% |
| Graduate School | 989 | 39.23%, see rank | 60.77%, see rank | 67.53% | 32.47% | 58.62% | 41.38% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 54,731
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,678 | 60.07% | 39.93% | 75.44% | 24.56% | 69.28% | 30.72% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 5,423 | 90.08%, see rank | 9.92%, see rank | 89.44% | 10.56% | 89.31% | 10.69% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,830 | 89.65%, see rank | 10.35%, see rank | 92.57% | 7.43% | 90.48% | 9.52% |
| College | 2,376 | 60.44%, see rank | 39.56%, see rank | 72.42% | 27.58% | 77.07% | 22.93% |
| Graduate School | 1,062 | 46.14%, see rank | 53.86%, see rank | 67.77% | 32.23% | 58.85% | 41.15% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 54,776
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,819 | 56.07% | 43.93% | 74.87% | 25.13% | 68.32% | 31.68% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 5,609 | 85.61%, see rank | 14.39%, see rank | 89.51% | 10.49% | 88.96% | 11.04% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,735 | 88.19%, see rank | 11.81%, see rank | 92.89% | 7.11% | 90.33% | 9.67% |
| College | 2,674 | 60.36%, see rank | 39.64%, see rank | 72.62% | 27.38% | 76.92% | 23.08% |
| Graduate School | 1,030 | 48.83%, see rank | 51.17%, see rank | 67.26% | 32.74% | 58.97% | 41.03% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 46,403
| West Des Moines, IA | Iowa | U.S. | |||||
| Total | Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten | 1,881 | 58.27% | 41.73% | 73.14% | 26.86% | 68.05% | 31.95% |
| Elementary School (Grades 1-8) | 4,946 | 84.35%, see rank | 15.65%, see rank | 89.23% | 10.77% | 89.11% | 10.89% |
| High School (Grades 9-12) | 2,188 | 86.43%, see rank | 13.57%, see rank | 92.90% | 7.10% | 90.65% | 9.35% |
| College | 1,942 | 72.91%, see rank | 27.09%, see rank | 74.60% | 25.40% | 77.59% | 22.41% |
| Graduate School | 1,022 | 44.42%, see rank | 55.58%, see rank | 70.39% | 29.61% | 60.73% | 39.27% |
* 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.