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Public schools in Polk County, IA. Find schools, get student / teacher ratios & counts, demographics and other facts.

Polk County Public School Statistics / Demographics

Number of schools	121
• Elementary schools	81
• Middle schools	19
• High schools	16
• Other	5
Number of school districts	10
Full-time teachers	4,634
Average Student / Teacher ratio	14.69

Total Number of Students	68,086
American Indian/Alaska Native	231
Asian	2,702
Hispanic	8,295
Black	6,350
White	44,877
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander	74
2 or more races	2,614

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Public Schools in Polk County, IA

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High Schools

16 High Schools
17,937 High School Students
1,140.1 Full-time Teachers
15.7 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Middle Schools

19 Middle Schools
12,269 Middle School Students
854.4 Full-time Teachers
14.4 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Elementary / Primary Schools

81 Elementary Schools
34,937 Elementary School Students
2,417.3 Full-time Teachers
14.5 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Polk County Statistics

Demographics for Polk County, IA. Data includes population, income, unemployment rate & other facts.

Polk County Population	424,778
Population under age 18	110,711
Average household income	$54,377
Average personal income	$16,755
Median home value	$103,100
Housing units estimate	183,015
Iowa state unemployment rate Jan 2011	6.10%
Average travel time to work	18 min

Data for School Year 2009-2010 - The information found on publicschoolsk12.com was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.