Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Education== ===Primary and secondary schools=== {{See also|List of school districts in Iowa}} Iowa was one of the leading states in the [[high school movement]], and continues to be among the top educational performers today.<ref>[[Claudia Goldin]], [[Lawrence F. Katz]]. [https://scholar.harvard.edu/lkatz/publications/why-united-states-led-education-lessons-secondary-school-expansion-1910-1940 Why the United States Led in Education: Lessons from Secondary School Expansion, 1910 to 1940] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203143/https://scholar.harvard.edu/lkatz/publications/why-united-states-led-education-lessons-secondary-school-expansion-1910-1940 |date=February 11, 2021 }}. In: Eltis D, Lewis F, Sokoloff K Human Capital and Institutions. Cambridge University Press; 2009.</ref> The four-year graduation rate for high schoolers was 91.3% in 2017.<ref name="Grad rate 2016">{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/about-iowas-education-system|title=About the Iowa Education System|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103234650/https://educateiowa.gov/about-iowas-education-system|url-status=live}}</ref> Iowa's schools are credited with the highest graduation rate in the nation as of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Public High School Graduation Rates|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|url=https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_coi.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924180351/https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/pdf/coe_coi.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Iowa has 333 school districts,<ref name="Grad rate 2016" /> 1,329 school buildings and has the 14th lowest student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2.<ref name="NEA" /> Teacher pay is ranked 22nd, with the average salary being $55,647.<ref name="NEA">{{cite web|title=Rankings And Estimates Report 2018|publisher=National Education Association|url=https://www.nea.org/assets/docs/180413-Rankings_And_Estimates_Report_2018.pdf|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112074604/http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/180413-Rankings_And_Estimates_Report_2018.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2015}} transportation spending is a significant part of the budgets of rural school districts as many are geographically large and must transport students across vast distances. This reduces the amount of money spent on other aspects of the districts.<ref>{{cite web|author=Boden, Sarah|url=http://iowapublicradio.org/post/lawmakers-scrounge-bus-money-rural-school-districts|title=Lawmakers Scrounge Up Bus Money for Rural School Districts|publisher=[[Iowa Public Radio]]|date=February 3, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=June 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617193409/http://iowapublicradio.org/post/lawmakers-scrounge-bus-money-rural-school-districts|url-status=live}}</ref> The state's oldest functioning school building is located in [[Bellevue, Iowa|Bellevue]] in the historic [[Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa)|Jackson County Courthouse]] which has been in continuous use as a school since 1848.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Telegraph Herald|url=https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_36b1a715-bca2-5ddc-956f-52e599a753bc.html|title=Bellevue school board sets referendum for $16 million bond issuance|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103234640/https://www.telegraphherald.com/news/tri-state/article_36b1a715-bca2-5ddc-956f-52e599a753bc.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Colleges and universities=== {{See also|List of colleges and universities in Iowa}} [[File:Palmer Chiropractic College.jpg|thumb|[[Palmer Chiropractic College]] in [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] is the first school of chiropractic in the world.]] The [[Board of Regents, State of Iowa|Iowa Board of Regents]] is composed of nine citizen volunteers appointed by the governor to provide policymaking, coordination, and oversight of the state's three public universities, two special Kβ12 schools, and affiliated centers.<ref name="BoR">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iowaregents.edu/the-board/faq/what-is-the-board-of-regents|title=What is the Board of Regents?|date=June 22, 2016|website=Iowaregents.edu|access-date=April 15, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611125406/https://www.iowaregents.edu/the-board/faq/what-is-the-board-of-regents|url-status=live}}</ref> The special Kβ12 schools include the [[Iowa School for the Deaf]] in [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]] and the [[Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School]] in [[Vinton, Iowa|Vinton]].<ref name="BoR" /> Both [[Iowa State University]] and [[The University of Iowa]] are research universities<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/srp.php?clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22:%2215%22%7D&start_page=standard.php|title=Carnegie Classifications {{!}} Standard Listings|website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611141751/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/srp.php?clq=%7B%22basic2005_ids%22:%2215%22%7D&start_page=standard.php|url-status=live}}</ref> with The University of Iowa also being a member of the prestigious [[Association of American Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members|title=Our Members {{!}} Association of American Universities (AAU)|website=Aau.edu|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111193305/https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/our-members|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to the three state universities, Iowa has multiple private colleges and universities. 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