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School districts in Linn County, IA
Linn County has 11 regular public school districts, enrolling 36,506 students in 2024–25. The largest is Cedar Rapids Comm School District (15,224 students, 42% of the county), followed by Linn-Mar Comm School District and College Comm School District. All 11 offer kindergarten. Iowa's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 15.
The 11 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids Comm School District 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, Cedar Rapids | Pre-K–12 | 30 | 15,224 | 1,112 | (319) 558-2000 |
| Linn-Mar Comm School District 3556 Winslow Rd, Marion | Pre-K–12 | 12 | 7,430 | 526 | (319) 447-3000 |
| College Comm School District 8005 Prairie Spirit DrSW, Cedar Rapids also serves Benton County and Johnson County | Pre-K–12 | 10 | 5,832 | 406 | (319) 848-5201 |
| Marion Independent School District 777 S 15th St, Marion | Pre-K–12 | 5 | 2,163 | 122 | (319) 377-4691 |
| Mount Vernon Comm School District 525 Palisades Rd SW, Mount Vernon also serves Johnson County and Jones County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 1,438 | 102 | (319) 895-8845 |
| Center Point-Urbana Comm School District 145 Iowa Street, Center Point also serves Benton County | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,370 | 106 | (319) 849-1102 |
| Alburnett Comm School District 131 Roosevelt Street, Alburnett | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 857 | 58 | (319) 842-2266 |
| Lisbon Comm School District 235 W School St, Lisbon also serves Cedar County, Johnson County and Jones County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 762 | 70 | (319) 455-2075 |
| North Linn Comm School District 3033 Lynx Drive, Troy Mills also serves Benton County, Buchanan County and Delaware County | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 550 | 40 | (319) 224-3291 |
| Springville Comm School District 602 Mill Avenue, Springville | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 478 | 37 | (319) 854-6197 |
| Central City Comm School District 400 Barber Street, Central City | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 402 | 30 | (319) 438-6181 |
Linn County at a glance
Together the 11 districts run 76 schools from offices in 9 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Central City Comm School District, with 402 students; the median Linn County district has 1,370. By grade span: 11 Pre-K–12.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 11 districts that report a K grade: 2,609 children. The biggest kindergarten was Cedar Rapids Comm School District's, with 1,112; Linn-Mar Comm School District had 526, and the smallest, Central City Comm School District, had 30.
Linn County holds 11 of Iowa's 325 regular districts (3.4%) and 7.2% of its 503,693 public school students, ranking 1st of 99 counties by number of districts and 2nd by enrollment. By size, 3 enroll 5,000 or more, 3 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 5 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 480 students.
5 districts reach past the county line: College Comm School District (into Benton County and Johnson County), Mount Vernon Comm School District (into Johnson County and Jones County), Center Point-Urbana Comm School District (into Benton County), Lisbon Comm School District (into Cedar County, Johnson County and Jones County) and North Linn Comm School District (into Benton County, Buchanan County and Delaware County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 5 of Linn County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Cedar Rapids Comm School District · Linn-Mar Comm School District · College Comm School District · Marion Independent School District · Mount Vernon Comm School District · Center Point-Urbana Comm School District · Alburnett Comm School District · Lisbon Comm School District · North Linn Comm School District · Springville Comm School District · Central City Comm School District
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