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Clive Schools 2.63 mi Urbandale Schools 3.42 mi Des Moines Schools 4.93 mi	Waukee Schools 6.61 mi Norwalk Schools 7.82 mi	Johnston Schools 8.26 mi Grimes Schools 8.33 mi
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Ankeny Schools 13.06 mi Adel Schools 14.32 mi Polk City Schools 15.13 mi	Carlisle Schools 15.43 mi Altoona Schools 15.59 mi	Indianola Schools 17.20 mi Bondurant Schools 19.07 mi
View Schools in Cities between 20 and 30 miles of West Des Moines
Mitchellville Schools 20.91 mi Winterset Schools 21.15 mi	Madrid Schools 21.61 mi Huxley Schools 24.04 mi	Perry Schools 26.08 mi Colfax Schools 27.29 mi
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MARTENSDALE-ST MARYS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT NORWALK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT	URBANDALE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT	WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

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ABOUT West Des Moines, Iowa SCHOOLS

West Des Moines schools boast a total student population of 9,111 attending 13 schools in 2 public school districts and 5 private schools. Public school revenue and expenditures vary by school district but West Des Moines public schools spend an average of $6,337 per student each year.

Student teacher ratio is an important statistic cluing parents into the probable attention their child might receive individually in a classroom setting. West Des Moines public schools average a student teacher ratio of 14:1. West Des Moines private schools average 50:1. Also, high schools in West Des Moines average a student body population of 1,002, while West Des Moines middle schools and elementary schools average student body populations of 522 and 453 respectively.

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