Regular local school district · Polk County
West Des Moines Comm School District, IA: schools, enrollment and spending
West Des Moines Comm School District runs 14 public schools with 9,110 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
- 14
- Students
- 9,110
- Teachers (FTE)
- 628
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- IA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Phone
- (515)633-5000
- County
- Polk County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1930930
- State district ID
- IA-776957 000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,281
- School counselors (FTE)
- 21.0About 434 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 37.0
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 (9,248), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $152.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $11.4 million
- State revenue
- $61.9 million
- Local revenue
- $79.5 million
- Total spending
- $144.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,606
- Salaries
- $71.7 million49.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $80.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.4%
- State: 40.5%
- Local: 52.1%
Iowa overall
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 48.7%
- Local: 40.8%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,606
Iowa$15,206
United States$16,826
Schools in West Des Moines Comm School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Clive Learning AcademyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 551 | 12.8 |
| Crestview School of InquiryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 558 | 11.9 |
| Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 530 | 14.7 |
| Fairmeadows Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 542 | 15.9 |
| Hillside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 548 | 11.7 |
| Indian Hills Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 661 | 13.0 |
| Jordan Creek Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 652 | 17.2 |
| Learning Resource Center | Prekindergarten | PK | ||
| Stilwell Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 645 | 13.7 |
| Valley High School | High | 10 to 12 | 2,178 | 18.5 |
| Valley SouthwoodsCEP school | Secondary | 9 | 678 | 14.1 |
| Walnut Creek CampusCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 152 | 10.9 |
| Western Hills Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 570 | 15.0 |
| Westridge Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 744 | 16.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Polk County
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District 30,048 students
- Ankeny Comm School District 12,746 students
- Southeast Polk Comm School District 7,501 students
- Johnston Comm School District 7,373 students
- Urbandale Comm School District 4,208 students
- Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District 2,824 students
- North Polk Comm School District 2,336 students
- Clayton Ridge Comm School District 2,066 students
- Saydel Comm School District 1,409 students
- Charter Organization: Concept Schools 150 students
- Charter Organization: Oakmont Education 72 students
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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.