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Des Moines Independent Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending

Des Moines Independent Comm School District runs 59 public schools with 30,048 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is about the same as the Iowa figure of 14.4.

At a glance

Schools
59
Students
30,048
Teachers (FTE)
2,066
Students per teacher
14.5
IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
Address
2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321
Phone
(515)242-7911
County
Polk County
Locale
City: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
1908970
State district ID
IA-771737 000
Total staff (FTE)
4,774
School counselors (FTE)
95.0About 316 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
145.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district14.5
Iowa14.4
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (31,720), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$590.4 million
Federal revenue
$106.2 million
State revenue
$308.9 million
Local revenue
$175.3 million
Total spending
$513.4 million
Spending per pupil
$16,187
Salaries
$266.6 million51.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$158.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 18.0%
  • State: 52.3%
  • Local: 29.7%

Iowa overall

  • Federal: 10.5%
  • State: 48.7%
  • Local: 40.8%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$16,187
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826

Schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District

By level: 6 high, 10 middle, 38 elementary, 4 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brody Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 864116.9
Brubaker Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 562212.2
Callanan Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 855315.8
Capitol View Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 553313.7
Carver ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 543614.5
Cattell Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531411.6
Cowles Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 839217.0
Downtown SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 519714.1
East High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,95221.9
Edmunds Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 52599.2
Findley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 632413.0
Garton ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 553514.9
Goodrell Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 851115.5
Greenwood Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 529314.7
Hanawalt ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 531213.0
Harding Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 860315.9
Hiatt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 848814.4
Hillis Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 527911.6
Hoover High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1289820.9
Howe ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 529711.9
Hoyt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 845516.2
Hubbell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 536215.1
Jackson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 549015.3
Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 531214.9
Jessie Franklin TaylorCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK19517.7
King Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 531513.1
Lincoln High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,36425.4
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 539412.3
Madison Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528512.4
McCombs Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 867017.2
McKee Elementary SchoolCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK23519.6
McKinley Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 527512.0
Meredith Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 866216.6
Merrill Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 865716.8
Mitchell Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK29218.2
Monroe Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 534111.4
Moore Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 528512.4
Morris Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 551913.3
Moulton Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546514.5
North High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,42821.6
Oak ParkCEP schoolElementaryK to 528810.7
Park Ave Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 538013.6
Perkins Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 543815.1
Phillips ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 526311.0
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 524112.1
River Woods Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 549311.7
Roosevelt High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,05131.6
Ruby Van MeterCEP schoolOtherK to 121095.2
Samuelson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 538612.9
South Union Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 542212.8
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.