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Iowa

  • Districts
    354
  • Students
    480,518
  • Teachers
    32,988

Iowa serves 480,518 students across 354 districts. Its teachers have had 12,197 projects funded on DonorsChoose, representing $6.3 million in funds.

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Iowa School Spending

Iowa spent a total of $6.0 billion in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 60.2% of that was on instruction, 35.4% on support services, and 4.4% on other costs.

Iowa spent a total of $12,488 per pupil in the 2016-17 school year school year on education. 60.2% of that was on instruction, 35.4% on support services, and 4.4% on other costs.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

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Iowa Department of Education school support on DonorsChoose Last updated Nov 29, 2023

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.

Iowa Department of Education

$6.3 million
raised using DonorsChoose
12,197
projects funded
4,815
teachers funded
45,372
donors
694
projects for basic supplies
1,161
projects for technology
2,074
projects for books
416
projects for art supplies

Iowa Department of Education has received support from 22,028 individuals from Iowa and 11,672 individuals out-of-state.

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Iowa Districts

Adair-casey Cmty Sch District Adel-de Soto-minburn Cmty SD Agwsr Cmty School District Ahstw Community School District Akron Westfield Community School District Albert City-truesdale Cmty SD Albia Community School District Alburnett Community School District Alden Community School District Algona Community School District Allamakee Community School District Alta Cmty School District Ames Community School District Anamosa Community School District Andrew Community School District Ankeny Community School District Aplington-parkersburg Sd Ar-We-Va Cmty School District Atlantic Community School District Audubon Community School District Ballard Community School District Baxter Community School District Bcluw Cmty School District Bedford Community School District Belle Plaine Community School District Bellevue Community School District Belmond-klemme Cmty Sch Dist Bennett Community School District Benton Community School District Bettendorf Community School District Bondurant - Farrar Community School District Boone Community School District Boyden-hull Cmty Sch District Boyer Valley Community School District Brooklyn-guernsey-malcom Csd Burlington Community School District Calamus - Wheatland Community School District Cam Cmty School District Camanche Community School District Cardinal Community School District Carlisle Community School District Carroll Community School District Cedar Falls Community School District Cedar Rapids Community School District Center Point-urbana Cmty SD Centerville Community School District Central City Community School District Central Community School District Central Decatur Community School District Central DeWitt Community School District Central Lee Community School District Central Lyon Community School District Central Springs Community School District Chariton Community School District Charles City Community School District Charter Oak - Ute Community School District Cherokee Community School District Clarinda Community School District Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Community School District Clarke Community School District Clarksville Community School District Clay Central Everly Community School District Clayton Ridge Community School District Clear Creek Amana Community School District Clear Lake Community School District Clearfield Cmty School Dist Clinton Community School District Colfax-mingo Cmty Sch Dist College Community School District Collins-maxwell Cmty Sch Dist Colo-nesco Cmty School Dist Columbus Community School District Coon Rapids-bayard Cmty SD Corwith-wesley Cmty Sch Dist Coulter-Alexander-Latimer Community School District Council Bluffs Community School District Creston Community School District Cumberland-massena Cmty SD Dallas Center Grimes Cmty Sd Danville Community School District Davenport Community School District Davis County Community School District Decorah Community School District Deep River-millersburg Cmty SD Delwood Community School District Denison Community School District Denver Community School District Des Moines Public Schools Diagonal Community School District Dike-new Hartford Cmty SD Dows Cmty School District Dubuque Community School District Dunkerton Community School District Durant Community School District Eagle Grove Community School District Earlham Community School District East Buchanan Community School District East Central Cmty Sch District East Greene Cmty Sch District East Marshall Community School District East Mills Community School District East Sac County Community School District East Union Community School District Eastern Allamakee Community School District Easton Valley Community School District Eddyvll-blksbrg-fremnt Cmty Sd Edgewood Colesburg Community School District Eldora-new Providence Cmty SD Emmetsburg Community School District English Valleys Community School District Essex Community School District Estherville Lincoln Ctl Cmsd Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton School District Exira School District Fairfield Community School District Farragut Cmty School District Forest City Community School District Fort Dodge Community School District Fort Madison Community School District Fremont-mills Cmty Sch Dist Galva-holstein Cmty Sch Dist Garner-Hayfield-Ventura CSD George-little Rock Cmty SD Gilbert Community School District Gilmore City-bradgate Cmty SD Gladbrook-reinbeck Cmty SD Glenwood Community School District Glidden-ralston Cmty Sch Dist Graettinger-Terril Cmty Sd Green Mountain Garwin Community School District Greene County Community School District Grinnell-newburg Cmty Sch Dist Griswold Community School District Grundy Center Community School District Guthrie Center Community School District Hamburg Community School District Hampton-dumont Cmty Sch Dist Harlan Community School District Harmony Cmty School District Harris-lake Park Cmty Sch Dist Hartley-melvin-sanborn Cmty SD Highland Community School District Hinton Community School District Hlv Cmty School District Howard-winneshiek Cmty SD Hubbard-radcliffe Cmty SD Hudson Community School District Humboldt Community School District Ikm-manning Cmty School Dist Independence Community School District Indianola Community School District Interstate 35 Community School District Iowa City Community School District Iowa Falls Community School District Iowa Valley Community School District Janesville Consolidated School District Jesup Community School District Johnston Community School District Keokuk Community School District Keota Community School District Kingsley - Pierson Community School District Knoxville Community School District Lake Mills Community School District Lamoni Community School District Laurens-marathon Cmty Sch Dist Lawton-bronson Cmty Sch Dist Le Mars Community School District Lenox Community School District Lewis Central Community School District Linn-mar Cmty School District Lisbon Community School District Logan-magnolia Cmty Sch Dist Lone Tree Community School District Louisa-muscatine Cmty Sch Dist Lu Verne Community School District Lynnville-sully Cmty Sch Dist Madrid Community School District Manson Nw Webster Cmty SD Maple Valley Anthon-oto Sd Maple Valley Cmty Sch Dist Maquoketa Community School District Maquoketa Valley Community School District Marcus-meriden-cleghorn Csd Marion Independent School District Marshalltown Community School District Martensdale-st Marys Cmty SD Mason City Community School District Mediapolis Community School District Melcher-dallas Cmty Sch Dist Mfl Marmac Community School District Mid-prairie Cmty School Dist Midland Community School District Missouri Valley Community School District Moc-floyd Valley Cmty Sch Dist Montezuma Community School District Monticello Community School District Moravia Community School District Mormon Trail Community School District Morning Sun Community School District Moulton-udell Cmty Sch Dist Mount Ayr Community School District Mount Pleasant Community School District Mount Vernon Community School District Murray Community School District Muscatine Community School District Nashua-plainfield Cmty SD Nevada Community School District New Hampton Community School District New London Community School District New Market Cmty School Dist Newell - Fonda Community School District Newton Community School District Nodaway Valley Community School District North Butler Community School District North Cedar Community School District North Fayette Valley Community School District North Iowa Community School District North Kossuth Community School District North - Linn Community School District North Mahaska Community School District North Polk Community School District North Scott Community School District North Tama County Community School District North Union Community School District North Winneshiek Cmty Sch Dist Northeast Community School District Northwood-kensett Cmty SD Norwalk Community School District Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District Odebolt-arthur Cmty Sch Dist Oelwein Community School District Office of Head Start Ogden Community School District Okoboji Community School District Olin Consolidated Independent School District Orient-macksburg Cmty Sch Dist Osage Community School District Oskaloosa Community School District Ottumwa Community School District Panorama Community School District Paton-churdan Cmty Sch Dist Pekin Community School District Pella Community School District Perry Community School District Pleasant Valley Community School District Pleasantville Community School District Pocahontas Area Community School District Pocahontas Area Sch Dist Postville Community School District Prairie City - Monroe Community School District 21 Prairie Valley Community School District Prescott Cmty School District Red Oak Community School District Remsen-union Cmty Sch District Riceville Community School District River Valley Cmty School Dist Riverside Community School District Rock Valley Community School District Roland-story Cmty School Dist Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock CSD Russell Cmty School District Ruthven-Ayrshire Community Sch Dist Saydel Community School District Schaller-crestland Cmty SD Schleswig Community School District Sergeant Bluff-luton Cmty SD Seymour Community School District Sheldon Community School District Shenandoah Community School District Sibley-ocheyedan Cmty Sch Dist Sidney Community School District Sigourney Community School District Sioux Center Community School District Sioux Central Community School District Sioux City Community School District Solon Community School District South Central Calhoun Community School District South Clay Cmty Sch District South Hamilton Community School District South O'Brien Community School District South Page Community School District South Tama County Community School District South Winneshiek Community School District Southeast Polk Community School District Southeast Warren Community School District Southeast Webster-grand SD Southern Cal School District Southwest Valley School District Spencer Community School District Spirit Lake Community School District Springville Community School District St Ansgar Community School District Stanton Community School District Starmont Community School District Storm Lake Community School District Stratford Community School District Sumner - Fredericksburg Schools Tipton Community School District Titonka Cons School District Treynor Community School District Tri-center Cmty Sch District Tri-co Cmty School District Tripoli Community School District Turkey Valley Community School District Twin Cedars Community School District Twin Rivers Community School District Underwood Community School District Union Community School District United Community School District Urbandale Community School District Van Buren County Community School District Van Meter Community School District Ventura Cmty School District Villisca Community School District Vinton-shellsburg Cmty SD Waco Community School District Walnut Cmty School District Wapello Community School District Wapsie Valley Community School District Washington Community School District Waterloo Community School District Waukee Community School District Waverly-shell Rock Cmty SD Wayne Community School District Webster City Community School District West Bend Mallard Community School District West Branch Community School District West Burlington Independent School District West Central Community School District West Central Valley Community School District West Delaware County Community School District West Des Moines Community School District West Fork Community School District West Hancock Community School District West Harrison Community School District West Liberty Community School District West Lyon Community School District West Marshall Community School District West Monona Community School District West Sioux Community School District Western Dubuque Cmty Sd Westwood Community School District Whiting Community School District Williamsburg Community School District Wilton Community School District Winfield-mt Union Cmty SD Winterset Community School District Woden Crystal Lake Cmty SD Woodbine Community School District Woodbury Central Community School District Woodward-granger Cmty Sch Dist [Bureau of Indian Affairs] [County run]
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