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, sorted by Area Education Agencies (AEA). Districts are listed by their official names, though several schools use "Schools" in their name or website rather than "Community School District". , this list has not been expanded to include former school districts.

Background

In the early 1900s the state had 4,873 school districts. The state government passed the Consolidated School of Law of 1906 and this figure fell to 4,863 in 1908, 4,839 in 1922,. and 4,558 in 1953. That year some additional laws were passed that contributed to reducing this further, and so this fell further to 458 as of July 1, 1965; that year another law made providing a high school mandatory for a school district, which meant school districts that had

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were required to consolidate. By July 1, 1980, the number of districts was down to 443. In 1984, there were 437 school districts in the state that operated high schools. In 1990 the total number of school districts was 430. In fall 1995 the number of school districts operating high schools was down to 353, and in 1995 670 was the median enrollment K-12 of an Iowa school district. An Iowa Department of Education consultant named Guy Ghan referred to the 1990s school district mergers as the "third wave". The total number of school districts was 365 on July 1, 2005. In the 2016–2017 school year there were 333 school districts, an 11% decrease from the same figure in 2000. Circa the 1980s school districts began agreements to share resources, such as particular employees, or "whole grade sharing" (where students of one or more grade levels are sent to a different school district to get their education). In 2005

Tom Vilsack Thomas James Vilsack (; born December 13, 1950) is an American politician serving as the 32nd United States Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden administration. He previously served in the role from 2009 to 2017 during the Obama administration. ...

, the

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, proposed that requirements for school districts to have certain numbers of students or sharing employees as ways of reducing local government spending, though Vilsack never enacted those requirements. In 2007 Josh Nelson of ''

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier ''The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier'' is a daily afternoon newspaper published by Lee Enterprises for people living in Waterloo and Cedar Falls, Iowa as well as northeast Iowa. The first issue of ''The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier'' was publish ...

'' wrote that "Lately, consolidation hasn't been as big of an issue compared to previous years." By 2016 population losses in rural areas have fueled further school district consolidations. By 2017 there had been school districts that had formed from different generations of school consolidations.

Central Rivers AEA

Black Hawk County

Cedar Falls Community School District Cedar Falls Community School District or Cedar Falls Community Schools is a public school district for Cedar Falls, Iowa. Its headquarters is located at 1002 West First Street in Cedar Falls. The district is in Black Hawk County and includes ...

Dunkerton Community School District The Dunkerton Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Dunkerton, Iowa. The district is mostly within Black Hawk County, with a small area in Bremer County and serves the town of Dunkerton and the surroundi ...

(also extends into Bremer County) * Hudson Community School District * Union Community School District * Waterloo Community School District

Bremer County

* Denver Community School District (also extends into Black Hawk County) * Janesville Consolidated Community School District (also extends into Black Hawk County) * Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District (also extends into Chickasaw and Fayette Counties) *

Tripoli Community School District The Tripoli Community School District is a rural public school district serving the town of Tripoli and surrounding areas in Bremer County, including the town of Frederika, and a small section in southern Chickasaw County. Jay Marley serves ...

(also extends into Chickasaw Counties) * Wapsie Valley Community School District (also extends into Buchanan County) * Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District (also extends into Black Hawk and Butler Counties)

Buchanan County

East Buchanan Community School District The East Buchanan Community School District is rural public school district headquartered in Winthrop, Iowa. The district is completely within Buchanan County, and serves Winthrop, Quasqueton, Aurora, and the surrounding rural areas. Schools ...

Independence Community School District (Iowa) Independence Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Independence, Iowa. The district is mostly in Buchanan County, with a small area in Benton County, and serves the city of Independence and surrounding areas i ...

(also extends into Benton County) *

Jesup Community School District Jesup Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Jesup, Iowa. It operates a single K-12 campus in the northern part of the city with separate divisions for elementary, middle, and high school. it has about 1,000 st ...

(also extends into Black Hawk County)

Butler County

Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District Aplington–Parkersburg Community School District is a rural public school district in Parkersburg, Iowa. Occupying portions of Butler and Grundy counties, it serves the towns of Aplington and Parkersburg. History The district formed on Jul ...

(also extends into Grundy County) *

Clarksville Community School District The Clarksville Community School District, is a public school district in Clarksville, Iowa. The district serves Clarksville and surrounding areas in northern Butler County. The school, which serves all grade levels PreK-12 in one building, ...

North Butler Community School District North Butler Community School District, also referred to as North Butler Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Allison, Iowa. The district occupies parts of Butler and Floyd counties, and it serves Greene, Allison, and B ...

(also extends into Floyd County)

Cerro Gordo County

Clear Lake Community School District The Clear Lake Community School District is a rural public school district that serves the town of Clear Lake, Iowa and surrounding areas in Cerro Gordo County. The school's mascot is the Lion. Their colors are black and gold. Schools The dis ...

Mason City Community School District Mason City Community School District (also known as Mason City Schools) is a public school district headquartered in Mason City, Iowa. It is entirely in Cerro Gordo County and serves the city and surrounding rural areas. History In December 2 ...

West Fork Community School District The West Fork Community School District is a consolidated rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Rockwell and Sheffield. It resides in sections of Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties, with smaller portions in Hancock and Wright ...

(also extends into Franklin County)

Chickasaw County

Nashua-Plainfield Community School District Nashua-Plainfield Community School District (N-P) is a rural, public school district headquartered in Nashua, Iowa. The district, serving Nashua and Plainfield, occupies sections of four counties: Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, and Floyd. It ...

(also extends into Bremer, Butler and Floyd Counties)

Floyd County

Charles City Community School District The Charles City Community School District, or Charles City Schools is a public school district headquartered in Charles City, Iowa. Occupying sections of Floyd and Chickasaw counties, it serves Charles City, Colwell, Floyd, and the surroun ...

Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District (RRMR) is a rural public school district headquartered in Rockford, Iowa. It operates the RRMR Elementary School/Preschool and RRMR Junior-Senior High School, both in Rockford. The district is ...

Franklin County

CAL Community School District Cal or CAL may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Cal'' (novel), a 1983 novel by Bernard MacLaverty * "Cal" (short story), a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov * ''Cal'' (1984 film), an Irish drama starring John Lynch and Helen Mir ...

* Hampton–Dumont Community School District

Grundy County

BCLUW Community School District BCLUW Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Conrad, Iowa. As of 2015, the school district has about 640 students in grades K-12. Its service area includes portions of Grundy, Marshall, and Hardin counti ...

* Dike–New Hartford Community School District (also extends into Butler County) * Gladbrook–Reinbeck Community School District (also extends into Tama County) * Grundy Center Community School District

Hancock County

Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Garner, Iowa. In addition to the cities of Garner and Ventura, it also serves the unincorporated areas of Duncan, Hayfield, and Miller. T ...

(also extends into Cerro Gordo County) * West Hancock Community School District (also extends into Wright County)

Hardin County

* AGWSR Community School District (also extends into Franklin County) *

Alden Community School District Alden Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Alden, Iowa. The district occupies sections of Hardin and Franklin counties. In addition to Alden, it serves Buckeye and Popejoy. From the 2014–2015 school y ...

(also extends into Franklin County) *

Eldora–New Providence Community School District Eldora–New Providence Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Eldora, Iowa. it has a grade-sharing arrangement with Hubbard–Radcliffe Community School District and operates as "South Hardin Community Sch ...

Hubbard–Radcliffe Community School District Hubbard–Radcliffe Community School District is a school district headquartered in Hubbard, Iowa. , it has a grade-sharing arrangement with Eldora–New Providence Community School District, and operates as "South Hardin Community Schools". It ...

Iowa Falls Community School District Iowa Falls Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The district occupies sections of Hardin and Franklin counties. In 2006, parents in the northern portion of the Hubbard–Radcliffe Comm ...

(also extends into Franklin County)

Marshall County

* East Marshall Community School District *

Marshalltown Community School District Marshalltown Community School District (MCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Marshalltown, Iowa. Entirely located in Marshall County, the district serves almost all of Marshalltown, Albion, and Haverhill. , the superintendent ...

* West Marshall Community School District (also extends into Story County)

Mitchell County

* Osage Community School District *

St. Ansgar Community School District St. Ansgar Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in St. Ansgar, Iowa. It is mostly in Mitchell County with a portion in Worth County. In addition to St. Ansgar, Grafton, Stacyville, and Mona are within ...

Powesheik County

* Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District * Grinnell–Newburg Community School District (also extends into Jasper County) * Montezuma Community School District

Tama County

* GMG Community School District * North Tama County Community School District * South Tama County Community School District

Winnebago County

Forest City Community School District Forest City Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Forest City, Iowa. The district is located in sections of Hancock, Winnebago, Worth and Cerro Gordo counties. It serves Forest City, Crystal Lake, Fert ...

(also extends into Hancock County) * Lake Mills Community School District *

North Iowa Community School District North Iowa Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Buffalo Center, Iowa. The district includes sections of Kossuth and Winnebago counties. It serves Buffalo Center, Lakota, Rake, and Thompson. It was esta ...

Worth County

* Central Springs Community School District (also extends into Cerro Gordo, Floyd and Mitchell Counties) *

Northwood-Kensett Community School District The Northwood-Kensett Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Northwood, Iowa. The district is completely within Worth County, and serves Northwood, Kensett and the surrounding rural areas. Michael Croz ...

Wright County

* Belmond–Klemme Community School District (also extends into Hancock County)

Grant Wood AEA

Benton County

Belle Plaine Community School District The Belle Plaine Community School District, is a rural, public school district in Belle Plaine, Iowa. The district covers southwest Benton County, eastern Tama County, and smaller portions of Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern r ...

(also extends into Iowa, Powesheik and Tama Counties) * Benton Community School District *

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District (VSCSD) is a school district headquartered in Vinton, Iowa. Most of the district is in Benton County with a small section in Buchanan County. In addition to Vinton it serves Shellsburg and Garriso ...

Cedar County

North Cedar Community School District The North Cedar Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Stanwood, Iowa. The district is in portions of northern Cedar County and a small section of Jones County, and serves the communities of Stanwood, Mec ...

(of Stanwood) (also extends into Jones County) *

Tipton Community School District The Tipton Community School District is a rural public school district located in Tipton, Iowa. It serves 834 students and comprises one elementary school (K-5), one middle school (6-8), and one high school(9-12). Its stated focus is on develop ...

* West Branch Community School District (also extends into Johnson County)

Iowa County

* English Valleys Community School District (also extends into Keokuk and Poweshiek Counties) *

H-L-V Community School District The Hartwick-Ladora-Victor Community School District – often abbreviated H-L-V, or HLV – is a rural public school district headquartered in Victor, Iowa. The district spans areas of eastern Poweshiek and western Iowa counties, encompassing ...

(also extends into Poweshiek County) * Iowa Valley Community School District *

Williamsburg Community School District The Williamsburg Community School District is a small, rural, public school district in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, Williamsburg, plus the townships of Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsy ...

Johnson County

* Clear Creek–Amana Community School District (also extends into Iowa County) *

Iowa City Community School District Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) is the state school, public school district that serves the Iowa City, Iowa area. Over 14,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade attend 21 elementary schools, three junior high schools, three c ...

Lone Tree Community School District The Lone Tree Community School District, or Lone Tree Schools, is a rural state school, public school district headquartered in Lone Tree, Iowa, Lone Tree, Iowa. The Elementary, Middle, and High School are all located in one building on Main St ...

* Solon Community School District (also extends into Linn County)

Jones County

* Anamosa Community School District *

Midland Community School District The Midland Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Wyoming, Iowa. It operates an elementary school in Oxford Junction and a middle-high (secondary) school and a learning center in Wyoming. The district i ...

Monticello Community School District The Monticello Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Monticello, Iowa. The district is mostly in Jones County, with smaller portions in Delaware County and Linn County. The district serves the city of ...

* Olin Consolidated Community School District

Linn County

Alburnett Community School District The Alburnett Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Alburnett, Iowa. The district is completely within Linn County, and serves Alburnett, Hiawatha and the surrounding rural areas. Schools The district o ...

* Cedar Rapids Community School District *

Center Point-Urbana Community School District Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentricit ...

* Central City Community School District *

College Community School District The College Community School District is a public school district serving communities of Linn, Johnson, and Benton counties in east central Iowa. The district was established in 1954 after the consolidation of several township schools. Based ...

(of Cedar Rapids) (also extends into Benton and Johnson Counties) * Linn-Mar Community School District (of

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) * Lisbon Community School District * Marion Independent School District * Mount Vernon Community School District (also extends into Johnson and Jones Counties) *

North Linn Community School District The North Linn Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Troy Mills, Iowa (the mailing address and physical location is outside of Troy Mills, though the street address is Coggon). The district is span north ...

(of Troy Mills) * Springville Community School District

Washington County

Highland Community School District The Highland Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in unincorporated Washington County, Iowa, that serves much of eastern Washington County and a small portion of southern Johnson County, including Riverside, ...

(also extends into Johnson County) * Mid-Prairie Community School District (also extends into Iowa and Johnson Counties) * Washington Community School District (also extends into Jefferson Counties)

Great Prairie AEA

Appanoose County

* Centerville Community School District * Moravia Community School District (also extends into Monroe County) *

Moulton-Udell Community School District The Moulton-Udell Community School District is a public school district in Moulton, Iowa in the United States. The district is mainly in eastern Appanoose County, with a smaller area in western Davis County. The district serves the towns of Mo ...

Davis County

Davis County Community School District The Davis County Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Bloomfield, Iowa. The district covers most of Davis County, with a small area in Van Buren County. It serves the city of Bloomfield, the towns of ...

Des Moines County

* Burlington Community School District *

Danville Community School District The Danville Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Danville, Iowa. It is mainly in Des Moines County, with a small area in Henry County, and serves the city of Danville and the surrounding rural areas. ...

(also extends into Henry County) * Mediapolis Community School District (also extends into Louisa County) *

West Burlington Independent School District The West Burlington Independent School District is a public school district in West Burlington, Iowa, and is home to the West Burlington Falcons. The district serves almost all residential areas in West Burlington. Early history In the histor ...

Henry County

Mount Pleasant Community School District The Mount Pleasant Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The district is mainly in Henry County, but has small areas in Jefferson, Lee, and Van Buren counties. The district serves the c ...

(also extends into Jefferson, Lee and Van Buren Counties) * New London Community School District (also extends into Des Moines County) * WACO Community School District (also extends into Louisa and Washington Counties) * Winfield-Mt. Union Community School District (also extends into Des Moines, Louisa and Washington Counties)

Jefferson County

* Fairfield Community School District (also extends into Henry, Van Buren, Wappello and Washington Counties) * Pekin Community School District

Keokuk County

* Keota Community School District (also extends into Washington Counties) *

Sigourney Community School District Sigourney Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Sigourney, Iowa. The district is completely within Keokuk County and serves Sigourney, Delta, and Hayesville. It operates a preschool/elementary school an ...

* Tri-County Community School District (also extends into Mahaska and Poweshiek Counties)

Lee County

Central Lee Community School District Central Lee Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Donnellson, Iowa. Entirely in Lee County, it serves Argyle, Donnellson, Franklin, Montrose and adjacent rural areas.Fort Madison Community School District (also extends into Henry County) * Keokuk Community School District

Louisa County

* Morning Sun Community School District (also extends into Des Moines County) * Wapello Community School District (also extends into Des Moines County)

Lucas County

Chariton Community School District The Chariton Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Chariton, Iowa, USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country prim ...

Mahaska County

North Mahaska Community School District North Mahaska Community School District is a rural public school district located in New Sharon, IA. The district is located mainly in Mahaska County, with a small portion in Poweshiek County, and serves the cities of New Sharon, Barnes City ...

(also extends into Poweshiek County) * Oskaloosa Community School District

Monroe County

Albia Community School District The Albia Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Albia, Iowa. It serves areas in Monroe and Appanoose counties, including Albia, Lovilia, and Melrose.Van Buren County Community School District

Wapello County

* Cardinal Community School District (also extends into Davis, Jefferson and Van Buren Counties) * Eddyville–Blakesburg–Fremont Community School District (also extends into Mahaska and Monroe Counties) *

Ottumwa Community School District Ottumwa Community School District is a public school district serving the U.S. city of Ottumwa, Iowa, as well as the surrounding rural area in Wapello County. History In the 1950s, the smaller Dahlonega School District was absorbed into t ...

Wayne County

Seymour Community School District The Seymour Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Seymour, Iowa. The district spans western Appanoose County and eastern Wayne County. The district serves the city of Seymour, the town of Promise City ...

* Wayne Community School District

Green Hills AEA

Adair County

Nodaway Valley Community School District Nodaway Valley Community School District is a school district headquartered in Greenfield, Iowa, in the southwest of the state. It serves sections of Adair County, with small sections of Madison County. It serves Greenfield, Bridgewater, a ...

* Orient-Macksburg Community School District (also extends into Madison County)

Adams County

Corning Community School District Corning Community School District is a school district headquartered in Corning, Iowa. Along with the Villisca Community School District, it has the branding "Southwest Valley Schools". The district is in parts of Adams and Taylor counties, ...

Carroll County

IKM–Manning Community School District IKM–Manning Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered at IKM–Manning Middle and High School in Manning, Iowa. In addition to Manning, the district name also refers to the municipalities of Irwin, Kirkman, and ...

(also extends into Crawford and Shelby Counties)

Cass County

Atlantic Community School District Atlantic Community School District (ACSD) is a public school district headquartered in Atlantic, Iowa. The district is mostly in Cass County and also occupies parts of Audubon and Pottawattamie counties. The district serves Atlantic and Marn ...

(also extends into Audubon and Pottawattamie Counties) * CAM Community School District (also extends into Adair, Adams and Audubon Counties) *

Griswold Community School District Griswold Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Griswold, Iowa, serving sections of Cass, Montgomery, and Pottawattamie counties. Communities in its service area are Griswold, Elliott, Grant, and Lewis. ...

(also extends into Montgomery and Pottawattamie Counties)

Clarke County

* Clarke Community School District * Murray Community School District

Decatur County

* Central Decatur Community School District * Lamoni Community School District

Fremont County

* Fremont–Mills Community School District (also extends into Mills County) * Hamburg Community School District * Sidney Community School District

Harrison County

* Boyer Valley Community School District (also extends into Crawford County) * Logan–Magnolia Community School District * Missouri Valley Community School District (also extends into Pottawattamie County) *

West Harrison Community School District West Harrison Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Mondamin, Iowa.Woodbine Community School District Woodbine Community School District is a rural public school district in Woodbine, Iowa, United States. It is mostly in Harrison County, with small areas in Shelby and Monona counties, and serves Woodbine and the surrounding rural areas. Sch ...

(also extends into Monona and Shelby Counties)

Mills County

East Mills Community School District East Mills Community School District or East Mills Schools is a rural public school district headquartered in Hastings, Iowa, United States. The district is mostly in Mills County, with small portions in Montgomery County. It serves the comm ...

(also extends into Montgomery County) * Glenwood Community School District (also extends into Pottawattamie County)

Montgomery County

* Red Oak Community School District (also extends into Page and Pottawattamie Counties) * Stanton Community School District (also extends into Page County) *

Villisca Community School District Villisca Community School District is a school district headquartered in Villisca, Iowa. Along with the Corning Community School District, it has the branding "Southwest Valley Schools". The district is in parts of Adams, Montgomery, Page, a ...

(also extends into Adams, Page and Taylor Counties)

Page County

* Clarinda Community School District (also extends into Taylor County) * Essex Community School District (also extends into Montgomery County) * Shenandoah Community School District (also extends into Fremont County) *

South Page Community School District South Page Community School District, or South Page Schools, is a small, rural, public school district headquartered in College Springs, Iowa. It is entirely in Page County, and includes College Springs, Blanchard, Braddyville, Coin, and S ...

Pottawattamie County

* AHSTW Community School District *

Council Bluffs Community School District The Council Bluffs Community School District is a public school district headquartered in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. The district serves most of the city of Council Bluffs and the cities of Carter Lake and Crescent. Sc ...

* Lewis Central Community School District *

Riverside Community School District Riverside Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Carson, Iowa, within the district's grade 3-5 facility. - The name "Riverside Intermediate School" appears in the image. The district, entirely in Pottawatt ...

Treynor Community School District The Treynor Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Treynor, Iowa. The majority of the district is in Pottawattamie County, with a small area in Mills County. It serves Treynor and the surrounding rural ...

* Tri-Center Community School District *

Underwood Community School District The Underwood Community School District is a rural public school district located in Underwood, Iowa. The first school in the district was built in 1863, in Downsville, IA. The school was moved to Underwood, IA in 1903 following the incorporati ...

Ringgold County

* Diagonal Community School District * Mount Ayr Community School District

Shelby County

Harlan Community School District The Harlan Community School District is a rural public school district based in Harlan, Iowa. The district is mainly in Shelby County, with a small area in Harrison County. The district serves the towns of Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Panam ...

(also extends into Harrison County)

Taylor County

* Bedford Community School District * Lenox Community School District (also extends into Adams County)

Union County

Creston Community School District Creston Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Creston, Iowa. The district is in sections of Adams and Union counties, with a very small section in Ringgold County. It serves Creston and Prescott. , it had a ...

* East Union Community School District

Wayne County

Mormon Trail Community School District Mormon Trail Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Humeston, Iowa. It operates Mormon Trail Elementary and Mormon Trail Junior/Senior High School. It covers sections of Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, and Wayn ...

Heartland AEA

Audubon County

Audubon Community School District The Audubon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Audubon, Iowa. The majority of the district is in eastern Audubon County, with a smaller area in Guthrie County. The district serves Audubon, Gray Grey ...

Boone County

* Boone Community School District * Madrid Community School District * Ogden Community School District * United Community School District (of Boone) (also extends into Story County)

Carroll County

* Carroll Community School District *

Coon Rapids–Bayard Community School District Coon Rapids–Bayard Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Coon Rapids, Iowa. The district serves Coon Rapids and Bayard. Portions of the district are in Carroll, Guthrie, Greene, and Audubon counties. T ...

(also extends into Guthrie County) *

Glidden–Ralston Community School District The Glidden–Ralston Community School District is a rural public school district based in Glidden, Iowa. The district is mostly in Carroll County, with a smaller area in Greene County. The district serves the towns of Glidden and Ralston, ...

(also extends into Greene County)

Dallas County

Adel–De Soto–Minburn Community School District The Adel DeSoto Minburn (ADM) School District is a public school district in the Des Moines Metro headquartered in Adel, Iowa.Home
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Perry Community School District The Perry Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Perry, Iowa. The district is mostly in northern Dallas County, with a smaller area in Boone County, and a small portion of Greene County. The district se ...

Van Meter Community School District The Van Meter Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Van Meter, Iowa. The district spans northern Madison County and southern Dallas County. The district serves Van Meter and the surrounding rural areas. ...

Waukee Community School District Waukee Community School District (WCSD) is a public school district headquartered in Waukee, Iowa. Entirely in Dallas County, it serves Waukee and portions of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines. As of 2015 it is the fastest growing school ...

Woodward-Granger Community School District The Woodward-Granger Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Granger, Iowa. The district spans northeastern Dallas County, with smaller areas in Boone and Polk counties. The district serves Woodward, Gran ...

(also extends into Polk County)

Guthrie County

Adair–Casey Community School District Adair–Casey Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The district serves both Adair and Casey, and the surrounding rural areas. Most of the district is in Adair and Guthrie counties, with ...

Guthrie Center Community School District Guthrie Center Community School District is a rural, public school district headquartered in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The district is almost entirely in Guthrie County, with a small portion in Audubon County, and serves the city of Guthrie Cente ...

Panorama Community School District Panorama Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Panora, Iowa. It operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school in Panora. The district is mostly in Guthrie County but has portions in Da ...

West Central Valley Community School District West Central Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Stuart, Iowa. The district is located in sections of Adair, Dallas, and Guthrie counties. It serves Stuart, Dexter, Menlo, and Redfield. The ...

(also extends into Adair and Dallas Counties)

Jasper County

* Baxter Community School District (also extends into Marshall Counties) * Colfax–Mingo Community School District * Lynnville–Sully Community School District (also extends into Mahaska and Poweshiek Counties) * Newton Community School District * PCM Community School District (also extends into Marion and Polk Counties)

Madison County

* Earlham Community School District *

Interstate 35 Community School District Interstate 35 Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Truro, Iowa. The district, with about of area,

* Winterset Community School District

Marion County

* Knoxville Community School District * Melcher-Dallas Community School District * Pella Community School District (also extends into Mahaska County) *

Pleasantville Community School District The Pleasantville Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Pleasantville, Iowa. The district spans western Marion County and eastern Warren County. The district serves Pleasantville, Beech, Swan, Sandyvil ...

Twin Cedars Community School District The Twin Cedars Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered northwest of Bussey, Iowa. The district spans eastern Marion County and western Mahaska County. The district serves the towns of Bussey, Hamilton, Mary ...

Polk County

* Ankeny Community School District * Bondurant–Farrar Community School District * Des Moines Independent Community School District (also extends into Warren County) * Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District (also extends into Dallas County) * Johnston Community School District *

North Polk Community School District The North Polk Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Alleman, Iowa. Almost all of the district is in Polk County, with small sections in Boone and Story counties. It includes the municipalities of Allem ...

Saydel Community School District The Saydel Community School District is a rural public school district with its headquarters in unincorporated Polk County, Iowa. The district, entirely in Polk County, serves portions of Des Moines and Ankeny. It also serves a portion of the ...

* Southeast Polk Community School District * Urbandale Community School District (also extends into Dallas County) * West Des Moines Community School District (also extends into Dallas and Warren Counties)

Shelby County

Exira–Elk Horn–Kimballton Community School District The Exira–Elk Horn–Kimballton (Exira–EHK) Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Elk Horn, Iowa. It consists of two buildings, one in Elk Horn and one in Exira. The district is mostly within Audubon ...

(also extends into Audubon County) *

Story County

* Ames Community School District *

Ballard Community School District Ballard Community School District is a rural public K-12 school district in Story County, Iowa. It includes areas in Story, Boone, and Polk counties, and the towns of Huxley, Slater, Cambridge and Kelley. The School mascot is The Bomber Pl ...

(also extends into Boone and Polk Counties) * Collins–Maxwell Community School District * Colo–NESCO Community School District *

Gilbert Community School District Gilbert Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Gilbert, Iowa. The district is mostly in Story County but has a portion in Boone County. The district serves Gilbert and sections of northern Ames. The dis ...

* Nevada Community School District * Roland–Story Community School District

Warren County

* Carlisle Community School District (also extends into Polk County) * Indianola Community School District *

Martensdale-St Marys Community School District Martensdale-St Marys Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Martensdale, Iowa. The district is split between western Warren County and eastern Madison County. Communities in its service area, in addition ...

Norwalk Community School District Norwalk Community School District is a Public school (government funded), public school district in Norwalk, Iowa, Norwalk, Iowa. The Norwalk Community School District Central office is located at 380 Wright Road in Norwalk, Iowa 50211. The di ...

(also extends into Polk County) * Southeast Warren Community School District

Keystone AEA

Allamakee County

Allamakee Community School District The Allamakee Community School District (also known as ACSD) is a public school district based in the city of Waukon, Iowa, Waukon in Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The district is mainly in Allamakee County, with a small portion in Winne ...

* Eastern Allamakee Community School District * Postville Community School District (also extends into Clayton County)

Chickasaw County

New Hampton Community School District New Hampton Community School District (NH) is a school district headquartered in New Hampton, Iowa. It operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. It is mostly in Chickasaw County with a section in Howard County. In ad ...

Clayton County

* Central Community School District *

Clayton Ridge Community School District Clayton Ridge Community School District is a rural public school district in Clayton County, Iowa, serving Guttenberg, Garnavillo, Clayton, North Buena Vista, and Osterdock. In addition, Clayton Center is zoned to Clayton Ridge schools, a ...

* Edgewood–Colesburg Community School District (also extends into Delaware County) *

MFL MarMac Community School District MFL MarMac Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Monona, Iowa. It operates an elementary school and high school in Monona and a separate middle school in McGregor. The district is within Clayton and Al ...

Delaware County

Maquoketa Valley Community School District Maquoketa Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Delhi, Iowa. The district is completely within Delaware County, and serves Delhi, Delaware, Earlville, Hopkinton, and the surrounding rural areas ...

West Delaware County Community School District The West Delaware County Community School District, or West Delaware CCSD is a rural public school district based in Manchester, Iowa. The district is completely within Delaware County, and serves the city of Manchester and surrounding areas, ...

Dubuque County

* Dubuque Community School District *

Western Dubuque Community School District The Western Dubuque Community School District, (WDCSD; also known as Western Dubuque or WD) is a rural public school district based in Farley, Iowa (USA). The district, which operates schools in western Dubuque County, is the largest school distr ...

Fayette County

North Fayette Valley Community School District North Fayette Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in West Union, Iowa. The district is located in sections of Fayette and Clayton counties, and serves West Union, Clermont, Elgin, Fayette, H ...

Oelwein Community School District Oelwein Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Oelwein, Iowa. Occupying sections of Fayette and Buchanan counties, it includes, aside from Oelwein, Hazleton and Stanley. , it had about 1,00 students. History ...

* Starmont Community School District * West Central Community School District

Howard County

Howard–Winneshiek Community School District Howard–Winneshiek Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Cresco, Iowa. It is mostly in Howard and Winneshiek counties, with a small section in Chickasaw County. It serves Cresco, Chester, Elma, Lime S ...

(also extends into Winneshiek County) * Riceville Community School District (also extends into Mitchell County)

Winneshiek County

Decorah Community School District The Decorah Community School District is a rural public school district located in Decorah, Iowa, United States. The district is almost entirely in Winneshiek County, with a small portion in Allamakee County. In addition to Decorah, the censu ...

(also extends into Allamakee County) * South Winneshiek Community School District * Turkey Valley Community School District

Mississippi Bend AEA

Cedar County

* Bennett Community School District (also extends into Louisa and Scott Counties) * Durant Community School District (also extends into Muscatine and Scott Counties)

Clinton County

* Calamus–Wheatland Community School District *

Camanche Community School District The Camanche Community School District is a rural public school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U ...

* Central DeWitt Community School District * Clinton Community School District * Delwood Community School District (also extends into Jackson County) *

Northeast Community School District Northeast Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Goose Lake, Iowa. Located entirely in Clinton County, it serves Goose Lake, Andover, and Charlotte. History Northeast Community School District was formed ...

Jackson County

* Andrew Community School District *

Bellevue Community School District The Bellevue Community School District (also known as ''Bellevue Community Schools'', or ''BCSD'') is a rural state school, public school district and serves the city and surrounding area of Bellevue, Iowa. It is second largest public school di ...

* Easton Valley School District (also extends into Clinton County) *

Maquoketa Community School District The Maquoketa Community School District is a rural public school district based in Maquoketa, Iowa. The district is mainly in Jackson County, with small areas in Clinton, and Dubuque counties. The district serves the cities of Maquoketa, ...

(also extends into Clinton and Dubuque Counties)

Louisa County

Columbus Community School District The Columbus Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Columbus Junction, Iowa. It is mostly within Louisa County, with a smaller area in Muscatine County, and serves the towns of Columbus Junction, Columbus ...

(also extends into Muscatine County) * Louisa–Muscatine Community School District (also extends into Muscatine County)

Muscatine County

Muscatine Community School District The Muscatine Community School District (MCSD) is located in Muscatine, Iowa, serving almost all of the city and the surrounding rural areas, including the unincorporated areas of Fairport and Montpelier. The district consists of six elementa ...

West Liberty Community School District The West Liberty Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in West Liberty, Iowa. The district is mostly in Muscatine County, with smaller portions in Cedar County and Johnson County. The district serves the c ...

* Wilton Community School District (also extends into Cedar County)

Scott County

Bettendorf Community School District The Bettendorf Community School District Is a public school district in Scott County, Iowa. The school district covers that includes the western, northern and central areas of Bettendorf, where it is based, and a small section of the east edge ...

Davenport Community School District The Davenport Community School District Is a public school district in Scott County, Iowa. The school district covers that includes the city of Davenport, where it is based, and the western Scott County communities of Blue Grass, Buffalo and W ...

* North Scott Community School District (of Eldridge) *

Pleasant Valley Community School District The Pleasant Valley Community School District (PVCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Riverdale, Iowa, near Bettendorf.

Northwest AEA

Cherokee County

* Cherokee Community School District *

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District (MMC) is a rural public school district in Iowa. The district under the name, "MMCRU Schools", operates an elementary and high school in Marcus, while the Remsen Union Community School Distric ...

Crawford County

* Ar-We-Va Community School District (also extends into Carroll County) * Charter Oak–Ute Community School District (also extends into Monona County) * Denison Community School District (also extends into Ida County) * Schleswig Community School District (also extends into Ida County)

Ida County

* Galva–Holstein Community School District *

Odebolt–Arthur–Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District Odebolt–Arthur–Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District (OABCIG) is a rural public school district headquartered in Ida Grove, Iowa.Central Lyon Community School District *

George–Little Rock Community School District George–Little Rock Community School District (G-LR) is a rural public school district headquartered at George–Little Rock Senior High School in George, Iowa. The district is mostly in Lyon County, with sections in Osceola and Sioux counti ...

(also extends into Osceola and Sioux Counties) *

West Lyon Community School District West Lyon Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Inwood, Iowa. The district is mostly within Lyon County, with a small area in Sioux County, and serves the towns of Inwood, Alvord, Larchwood, and Lester ...

(also extends into Sioux County)

Monona County

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District, or Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Mapleton, Iowa. It includes sections of Monona County and Woodbury County with small areas i ...

(also extends into Woodbury County) * West Monona Community School District (also extends into Harrison County) * Whiting Community School District

O'Brien County

Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn Community School District The Hartley–Melvin–Sanborn (H-M-S) Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Hartley, Iowa. The district is located in portions of O'Brien and Osceola counties, with a small section in Dickinson County. I ...

(also extends into Dickinson and Osceola Counties) * Sheldon Community School District (also extends into Sioux County) *

South O'Brien Community School District South O'Brien Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Paullina, Iowa. Its junior and senior high school is also in Paullina, while the preschool through elementary school is in Primghar. It is mostly in O' ...

Osceola County

* Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School District

Plymouth County

Akron–Westfield Community School District Akron–Westfield Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Akron, Iowa. It operates Akron–Westfield Elementary School and Akron–Westfield High School and Middle School in Akron. The district, entirely in ...

Hinton Community School District The Hinton Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Hinton, Iowa. The district is completely within southern Plymouth County, and serves the town of Hinton and the surrounding rural areas. The school mascot ...

* Kingsley–Pierson Community School District *

Le Mars Community School District The Le Mars Community School District, or Le Mars Community Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Le Mars, Iowa. The school district, entirely in Plymouth County, provides education for students living in Le Mars, Brun ...

Remsen-Union Community School District Remsen Union Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Remsen, Iowa. The district is mostly in Plymouth County with a portion in Sioux County. The district under the name, "MMCRU Schools", operates an elementar ...

(also extends into Sioux County)

Sioux County

* Boyden-Hull Community School District *

MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District MOC-Floyd Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Orange City, Iowa. Most of the district is in Sioux County with a portion in O'Brien County. It serves Orange City, Alton, Hospers, Granville, and ...

Rock Valley Community School District Rock Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Rock Valley, Iowa. The district is mostly within Sioux County, with a small area in Lyon County, and serves the town of Rock Valley and the surrounding rur ...

(also extends into Lyon County) * Sioux Center Community School District * West Sioux Community School District

Woodbury County

Lawton–Bronson Community School District Lawton–Bronson Community School District is a rural public school district in Iowa which has two schools: Lawton–Bronson Elementary School in Bronson and Lawton–Bronson Jr./Sr. High School in Lawton. Almost all of the district is in W ...

River Valley Community School District River Valley Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Correctionville, Iowa. It includes sections of Cherokee, Ida, and Woodbury counties. It serves Correctionville, Cushing, Quimby, and Washta. History ...

(also extends into Cherokee and Ida Counties) *

Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District The Sergeant Bluff-Luton School District is a rural Public school (government funded), public school school district, district located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. The school district, entirely in Woodbury County, Iowa, Woodbury County, provides ...

* Sioux City Community School District (also extends into Plymouth County) * Westwood School District (also extends into Monona County) * Woodbury Central Community School District

Prairie Lakes AEA

Buena Vista County

* Albert City–Truesdale Community School District (also extends into Pocahontas County) *

Alta–Aurelia Community School District Alta–Aurelia Community School District is a public school district with offices in Alta and Aurelia in Iowa. The district, which serves Alta and Aurelia, covers sections of Buena Vista and Cherokee counties, with a very small section in Sac ...

(also extends into Cherokee County) *

Newell-Fonda Community School District Newell-Fonda Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Newell, Iowa.Home
Newell-Fonda Com ...

(also extends into Pocahontas County) * Sioux Central Community School District * Storm Lake Community School District (also extends into Sac County)

Calhoun County

Manson–Northwest Webster Community School District Manson–Northwest Webster Community School District (MNW) is a rural public school district headquartered in Manson, Iowa. It operates an elementary school and a junior–senior high school; the former is in Barnum and the latter is in Manson. ...

(also extends into Webster County) *

South Central Calhoun Community School District South Central Calhoun Community School District is a school district headquartered inside South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City, Iowa.Clay Central–Everly Community School District Clay Central–Everly Community School District (CCE) is a school district headquartered in Royal, Iowa, United States. The district is mostly in Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry ...

(also extends into Dickinson and O'Brien Counties) * Spencer Community School District

Dickinson County

* Harris–Lake Park Community School District (also extends into Osceola County) *

Okoboji Community School District Okoboji Community School District (OCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Milford, Iowa. It operates Okoboji Elementary School (Milford), Okoboji Middle School ( Arnolds Park), and Okoboji High School (Milford). The logo of t ...

Spirit Lake Community School District The Spirit Lake Community School District is a rural public school district based in Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. In addition to Spirit Lake, the district also serves Orleans, portions of Okoboji and Superior, as well as rural areas in ...

Emmet County

* Estherville–Lincoln Central Community School District (also extends into Tama County) *

North Union Community School District North Union Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Armstrong, Iowa. It covers portions of Emmet, Kossuth and Palo Alto counties, and serves Armstrong, Fenton, Lone Rock and Ringsted. It operates North ...

(also extends into Kossuth and Palo Alto Counties)

Greene County

Greene County Community School District Greene County Community School District (GCCSD) is a rural public school district headquartered in Jefferson, Iowa. The district is almost entirely in Greene County while small portions are in Boone County. Communities served are Jefferson, ...

Paton-Churdan Community School District The Paton-Churdan Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Churdan, Iowa. The district is in Greene County and serves Churdan and Paton. Paton-Churdan has roughly 204 students in grades K to 12 taught in o ...

Hamilton County

South Hamilton Community School District South Hamilton Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Jewell, Iowa. It includes an elementary school and a middle/high school. The district is mostly in Hamilton County with a section in Boone County. I ...

* Stratford Community School District (also extends into Boone and Webster Counties) * Webster City Community School District

Humboldt County

* Gilmore City–Bradgate Community School District (also extends into Pocahontas County) * Humboldt Community School District (also extends into Webster and Wright Counties) * Twin Rivers Community School District

Kossuth County

* Algona Community School District * LuVerne Community School District (also extends into Humboldt County) *

North Kossuth Community School District North Kossuth Community School District is a public school district based in Swea City, Iowa. Located in northern Kossuth County, it serves Swea City, Bancroft and Ledyard. , the district has about 300 students. It operates an elementary an ...

Palo Alto County

* Emmetsburg Community School District * Graettinger–Terril Community School District (also extends into Clay, Dickinson and Emmet Counties) * Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District (also extends into Clay County) *

West Bend–Mallard Community School District West Bend–Mallard Community School District (WBM) is a rural public school district headquartered in a single K-12 (all years) campus in West Bend, Iowa. The district is mostly in Palo Alto and Kossuth counties, with sections in Pocahontas ...

(also extends into Kossuth County)

Pocahontas County

Laurens–Marathon Community School District Laurens–Marathon Community School District is a rural state school, public school district headquartered in Laurens, Iowa, also serving Marathon, Iowa, Marathon. The district occupies sections of Buena Vista County, Iowa, Buena Vista, Clay Co ...

(also extends into Buena Vista, Clay and Palo Alto Counties) * Pocahontas Area Community School District

Sac County

East Sac County Community School District The East Sac County Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Lake View, Iowa.Schaller-Crestland Community School District Schaller-Crestland Community School District is a school district headquartered in Schaller, Iowa. It is mostly within Sac County, with portions in Buena Vista Buena Vista, meaning "good view" in Spanish, may refer to: Places Canada *Bon ...

Webster County

* Fort Dodge Community School District *

Prairie Valley Community School District Prairie Valley Community School District was a rural public K-12 school district with a district seat in Gowrie, Iowa. The district was located in portions of Calhoun and Webster counties, as well as a small portion of Greene County. It ser ...

Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Burnside, Iowa. It, along with Prairie Valley Community School District, operates under the name Southeast Valley and they are the Jaguars. The ...

Wright County

Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District The Clarion–Goldfield–Dows Community School District is a rural public P/K–12 school district headquartered in Clarion, Iowa. The school district is mostly in Wright County, with portions of the district extending into Franklin, Humbol ...

(also extends into Franklin, Hancock and Humboldt Counties) * Eagle Grove Community School District

References

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External links

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