- Iowa is the #28 largest school system in the United States, serving 493,341 students across 1,352 public schools.
- Iowa public schools have a diversity scoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body. of 0.38, which is lower than the national average of 0.51.
- The most diverse school district in Iowa is Des Moines Independent Community School District. Read more about public school diversity statistics in Iowa or national school diversity statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 22% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 15:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(IA) School Average
American Indian
n/a
Asian
2%
Hispanic
10%
Black
5%
White
78%
Hawaiian
n/a
Two or more races
3%
Unknown
2%
Iowa Public Schools by County
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County# Schools# Students% Minority
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