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County / FIPS 19153

Polk County

Iowa

Polk County runs 133 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 5 Medicare-certified hospitals reporting to CMS, of which 4 carry an overall star rating.

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At a glance

Public schools

133schools

Hospitals

5facilities

With a star rating

4facilities

Land area

573sq mi

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Federal money

Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Polk County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.

Obligations, FY2025

$4.3B

170th of 3,233 among counties

Per resident

$8,6932020 population

Change since FY2021

−21%nominal

Fiscal years covered

5years

Federal obligations in Polk County, FY2021–FY2025
$3B$4B$5B$6B
$4B
202120232025
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PeriodObligations
2021$5B
2022$4B
2023$4B
2024$4B
2025$4B

Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Polk County ranks 170th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.

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Hospitals in Polk County

Hospitals in Polk County
HospitalCityCMS rating
Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines
Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines
Va Central Iowa Healthcare SystemDes Moines
Clive Behavioral HealthCliveNot rated
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Public schools in Polk County

The 40 most complete records of 133. Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.

Public schools in Polk County
SchoolDistrictCityEnrollment
Altoona ElementarySoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictAltoona419
Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictBondurant529
Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny1,443
Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny1,347
Ashland Ridge ElementaryAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny759
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm School DistrictJohnston571
Big Creek ElementaryNorth Polk Comm School DistrictPolk City354
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictBondurant380
Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictBondurant761
Bondurant-Farrar Junior HighBondurant-Farrar Comm School DistrictBondurant440
Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines603
Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines622
Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines507
Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines505
Carver ElementaryDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines423
Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines322
Centennial ElementarySoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictAltoona420
Clay ElementarySoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictAltoona657
Clive Learning AcademyWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictDes Moines528
Cornell Elementary SchoolSaydel Comm School DistrictDes Moines527
Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines391
Crestview School of InquiryWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictClive574
Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny500
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictWest Des Moines521
Delaware ElementarySoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictDes Moines398
Downtown SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines243
East Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny413
East High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines2,040
Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines268
Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm School DistrictWest Des Moines569
Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines304
Four Mile ElementarySoutheast Polk Comm School DistrictPleasant Hill483
Garton ElementaryDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines455
Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines523
Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines272
Hanawalt ElementaryDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines333
Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm School DistrictDes Moines655
Henry A Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm School DistrictJohnston876
Heritage ElementaryAnkeny Comm School DistrictAnkeny610
Heritage ElementaryDallas Center-Grimes Comm School DistrictGrimes586
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