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Downtown Waterloo Iowa

Waterloo

Waterloo, IA schools & districts: ratings, enrollment, map

$2,869 left/mo

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3 bd $1,229/mo in Waterloo. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax.

Public-school students

27,203

NCES 2024-2025

Pupils per teacher

13

2,094 teachers

Districts / schools

15 / 74

Public districts and schools

Beds

1

Usual: studio

Childcare

$0

No kids under 5

Left / mo

$2,869

NCES counts 74 public schools here. 72 are filed under a level. 2 are not in that split, so the two counts are not the same list.

Largest public school districts

12 largest districts in Waterloo.

NCES 2024–25.

Schools by level

Primary

41

Elementary grades

Middle

13

Middle or junior high

High

18

Secondary grades

Other

0

K–12, ungraded, alternative

72 public schools. NCES 2024–25.

Where the Waterloo metro sits

Roughly the core of the Waterloo, IA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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Family of four

2 adults, 2 kids, 3 bd. $994 left/mo. Childcare $998. Waterloo paycheck

NCES 2024-2025. How we figure this

Moving from Waterloo

Take-home by job in Waterloo

Pay and leftover for every job in Waterloo

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