Of Iowa’s 327 public school districts, 104 districts have an enrollment of 500 or fewer students, according to the Iowa Department of Education’s latest numbers, released in December.
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1. Adair-Casey Community School District: 252.6
2. Albert City-Truesdale Community School District: 92.0
3. Alden Community School District: 143.0
4. Andrew Community School District: 135.0
5. North Union Community School District: 307.0
6. Ar-We-Va Community School District: 227.0
7. Baxter Community School District: 451.3
8. Bedford Community School District: 477.7
9. Belle Plaine Community School District: 466.7
10. Bennett Community School District: 66.0
11. North Iowa Community School District: 441.7
12. CAL Community School District: 129.4
13. Calamus-Wheatland Community School District: 425.4
14. Central Community School District: 426.0
15. Central City Community School District: 443.0
16. Charter Oak-Ute Community School District: 181.4
17. Clarksville Community School District: 281.0
18. Clay Central-Everly Community School District: 61.0
19. Collins-Maxwell Community School District: 399.8
20. Colo-NESCO Community School District: 368.9
21. Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District: 395.0
22. Corning Community School District: 397.5
23. Delwood Community School District: 127.5
24. Diagonal Community School District: 114.0
25. Dunkerton Community School District: 388.1
26. Boyer Valley Community School District: 380.7
27. Easton Valley Community School District: 458.0
28. East Union Community School District: 480.0
29. Eastern Allamakee Community School District: 316.3
30. River Valley Community School District: 341.1
31. Edgewood-Colesburg Community School District: 499.0
32. Eldora-New Providence Community School District: 490.8
33. English Valleys Community School District: 431.1
34. Essex Community School District: 180.0
35. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District: 360.5
36. Fremont-Mills Community School District: 437.0
37. Galva-Holstein Community School District: 462.0
38. George-Little Rock Community School District: 404.6
39. Gilmore City-Bradgate Community School District: 99.0
40. Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District: 470.4
41. Glidden-Ralston Community School District: 340.0
42. Graettinger-Terril Community School District: 312.2
43. GMG Community School District: 461.2
44. Griswold Community School District: 406.3
45. Guthrie Center Community School District: 431.9
46. Hartwick-Ladora-Victor Community School District: 300.2
47. Hamburg Community School District: 133.0
48. Harris-Lake Park Community School District: 294.0
49. Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District: 353.9
50. Iowa Valley Community School District: 496.0
51. Janesville Consolidated School District: 420.3
52. Keota Community School District: 292.0
53. Kingsley-Pierson Community School District: 455.1
54. Lamoni Community School District: 328.8
55. Laurens-Marathon Community School District: 107.0
56. Lenox Community School District: 487.1
57. Lone Tree Community School District: 418.1
58. LuVerne Community School District: 35.0
59. East Mills Community School District: 411.0
60. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District: 340.3
61. Melcher-Dallas Community School District: 320.0
62. Midland Community School District: 481.0
63. Montezuma Community School District: 476.5
64. Moravia Community School District: 360.0
65. Mormon Trail Community School District: 193.0
66. Morning Sun Community School District: 104.2
67. Moulton-Udell Community School District: 158.4
68. Murray Community School District: 269.0
69. North Linn Community School District: 494.4
70. North Kossuth Community School District: 251.0
71. North Tama County Community School District: 458.4
72. Northwood-Kensett Community School District: 492.0
73. Olin Consolidated School District: 72.0
74. Orient-Macksburg Community School District: 138.0
75. Paton-Churdan Community School District: 189.0
76. Remsen-Union Community School District: 319.7
77. Riceville Community School District: 372.5
78. Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School District: 374.0
79. Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District: 155.0
80. Schaller-Crestland Community School District: 330.0
81. Schleswig Community School District: 140.0
82. Seymour Community School District: 224.0
83. Sidney Community School District: 468.8
84. Southeast Warren Community School District: 468.4
85. Southeast Webster Grand Community School District: 497.1
86. South Page Community School District: 127.0
87. South Winneshiek Community School District: 485.2
88. Springville Community School District: 386.6
89. Stanton Community School District: 267.5
90. Stratford Community School District: 69.4
91. Tri-County Community School District: 195.0
92. Tripoli Community School District: 345.1
93. Turkey Valley Community School District: 344.0
94. Twin Cedars Community School District: 307.3
95. Twin Rivers Community School District: 41.0
96. United Community School District: 292.0
97. Villisca Community School District: 268.9
98. Waco Community School District: 497.2
99. West Bend-Mallard Community School District: 336.0
100. West Central Community School District: 285.2
101. West Harrison Community School District: 294.0
102. Whiting Community School District: 180.0
103. Winfield-Mt Union Community School District: 388.0
104. Woodbine Community School District: 465.5
Leah McBride Mensching is a freelance reporter for IowaWatch. She has worked as a reporter, editor, photographer and media researcher over the past 15 years, both as an independent journalist and as an editorial manager for WAN-IFRA, the global organization of the world’s press. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from Iowa State University and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
