VISUALIZED AMERICAN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STATE-BY-STATE DATA
VISUALIZED AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS · IA

Iowa Public Schools

The canvas comes first: every public school district in Iowa, drawn from the federal boundary files. The data layers — enrollment change, funding, teachers, achievement — are built on top of this map, Missouri-style, in phases.

THE DISTRICT MAP

School district boundaries

Hover any district for its name. Boundaries are the 2024–25 school-year files from NCES EDGE / U.S. Census TIGER.

MAP IN PREPARATION
The Iowa district boundary file hasn’t been generated yet.
Run scripts/make_boundaries.sh to rebuild boundaries/iowa.geojson, then redeploy.
Source: NCES EDGE Composite School District Boundaries, 2024–25 (via U.S. Census TIGER/Line). Unified school districts.

325 districts are drawn on this map.

COMING NEXT

The Missouri playbook, applied to Iowa

Each theme below becomes a page of interactive maps as Iowa is built out. The national data backbone (NCES, Census F-33, SEDA, SAIPE) covers every theme; state-specific sources add depth.

ENROLLMENT & DEMOGRAPHICS
Who the schools serve
District-by-district enrollment change, student diversity, urban-to-rural patterns.
In development
FUNDING & FINANCE
What communities can raise
Per-pupil spending, local tax base, and the state's own funding formula pressure points.
In development
TEACHERS & ACHIEVEMENT
Classrooms and outcomes
Teacher workforce and pay, achievement vs. poverty, and pandemic recovery from SEDA.
In development
IA
Iowa Department of Education
Iowa’s state education agency — the primary source for state-specific district data as this page is built out.