Schools in Des Moines, Iowa

Explore 76 schools that serves 37,772 students with 2,488 teachers in Des Moines, Iowa.

76 Schools
4 Districts
37,772 Students
15 to 1 Students to Teacher Ratio

Overview

There are 76 schools in Des Moines, Iowa - 66 public and 10 private schools. The schools are distributed in 4 school districts by city limit and county territories - Des Moines Independent Comm School District, Saydel Comm School District, Southeast Polk Comm School District, West Des Moines Comm School District. 37,772 students attend schools in Des Moines, Iowa and 2,488 teachers work for the schools.

By offered grades, 51 schools offer the elementary, 24schools offer the middle, and 10 schools offer the high school grades education.

Schools in Des Moines, Iowa by Levels and Categories
School District(s)
Total Number of Schools76 schools
Public66 schools
Private10 schools
By Level
Elementary Offered51 schools
Middle Offered24 schools
High Offered10 schools
Population
Number of Students37,772 students
Number of Teachers (FTE)2,488 teachers
Students:Teacher15 to 1

Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa

66 public schools are serving 37,772 students in Des Moines, Iowa. The next lists are showing the public schools by offering level.

Private Schools in Des Moines, Iowa

10 private schools are serving 37,772 students in Des Moines, Iowa. The next lists are showing the private schools by offering level.

School Districts in Des Moines

2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA

PK-12 Offered
60 Schools
33,528 Students
15 Students per teacher

5740 NE 14th Street, Des Moines, IA

PK-12 Offered
3 Schools
1,338 Students
14 Students per teacher

407 8th Street SE, Altoona, IA

PK-12 Offered
11 Schools
7,142 Students
16 Students per teacher

3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA

PK-12 Offered
14 Schools
9,032 Students
15 Students per teacher

Cities Near Des Moines

Norwalk, Iowa (7 schools)
Carlisle, Iowa (3 schools)
Altoona, Iowa (4 schools)

Iowa Schools

There are 1,324 schools in Iowa distributed in 337 school districts. A total of 500,515 students attend Iowa schools and 35,334 teachers work for the schools.

By school level, there are 682 elementary, 250 middle, 337 high schools, and 55 other type of schools (eg. ungraded, adult education, etc.,). You can view the detailed Iowa school statistics at Iowa schools page.

Iowa Schools By Levels and Categories
Number of Schools
Number of District337
Total Number of Schools1,324
By Level
Elementary682
Middle250
High337
Other
(Ungraded, Adult Education, other)
55
By Category
Charter School3
Magnet School2
Special Education0
Alternative School13