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ExploreWest Des Moines Comm School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 1930930

West Des Moines Comm School District

West Des Moines, IA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

9,110

-0.5%YoY

Graduation Rate

80.4%

-6.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$22,640

+24.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.5:1

+1.4%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

4.4%

-75.6%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

9.7%

-21.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.0%

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