Local taxes

Local debt

What Iowa’s school districts owed at June 30, 2026, per resident, most first. Debt pays for things that last, like streets, sewers and schools, and is repaid over years. How local debt works

$6.10B
owed by 328 school districts, June 30, 2026
$12,633
per resident, all of them together1
#School districtOwedPer residentSince 2021
1Harris - Lake Park CSD$17.9M$60,033+889%
2South O'Brien CSD$27.9M$48,490–
3Corning CSD$19.0M$48,081+428%
4Marcus - Meriden - Cleghorn CSD$21.4M$48,045+667%
5Rock Valley CSD$33.0M$41,781+1595%
6Clear Creek Amana CSD$121.5M$38,914+32%
7College CSD$194.6M$38,047+26%
8Gilbert CSD$60.3M$37,879+87%
9GMG CSD$9.4M$37,867+249%
10Pella CSD$77.2M$36,147+115%
11Van Meter CSD$34.0M$35,432+253%
12Dallas Center - Grimes CSD$121.8M$35,357+55%
13East Mills CSD$19.0M$34,627+677%
14Bondurant - Farrar CSD$92.0M$34,572+178%
15West Lyon CSD$32.0M$33,796+704%
16North Tama County CSD$14.5M$32,124+757%
17Midland CSD$15.7M$31,811+34%
18Edgewood - Colesburg CSD$11.7M$31,040+477%
19Anamosa CSD$37.2M$30,940+47%
20East Marshall CSD$15.0M$30,725+359%
21Okoboji CSD$30.6M$30,167−18%
22Colo - Nesco CSD$13.5M$29,827−8%
23West Branch CSD$23.5M$29,573+16%
24Woodward - Granger CSD$32.4M$29,280+100%
25Adel DeSoto Minburn CSD$62.6M$28,846+95%
26Waukee CSD$401.4M$28,634+15%
27Marion Independent School District$48.5M$28,406+193%
28Sioux Central CSD$12.0M$28,390+115%
29Indianola CSD$96.6M$28,158+144%
30Sheldon CSD$32.0M$28,037+1034%
31Hartley - Melvin - Sanborn CSD$17.6M$27,749−11%
32Solon CSD$39.1M$27,379+29%
33Durant CSD$12.8M$27,121+12919%
34Mormon Trail CSD$5.5M$26,704−21%
35Saydel CSD$26.4M$25,941−12%
36Harlan CSD$34.6M$25,722+423%
37Hudson CSD$19.9M$25,667+362%
38Ogden CSD$14.0M$25,477−3%
39Jesup CSD$22.1M$25,402+373%
40Collins - Maxwell CSD$10.5M$25,120+6%
41North Polk CSD$54.9M$25,052+79%
42Colfax - Mingo CSD$17.0M$24,878+100%
43Monticello CSD$23.9M$24,673+14%
44Akron Westfield CSD$13.0M$24,639–
45South Tama Co CSD$33.2M$24,337+347%
46Alburnett CSD$13.0M$23,902−25%
47Galva - Holstein CSD$11.2M$23,768−11%
48Audubon CSD$11.4M$23,111+9%
49West Delaware County CSD$30.1M$22,675+1174%
50Woodbine CSD$11.5M$22,327+287%
51Urbandale CSD$77.0M$22,279−20%
52Sidney CSD$8.1M$21,986−1%
53Boone CSD$43.3M$21,833+98%
54West Fork CSD$16.3M$21,816–
55North Mahaska CSD$10.2M$21,568−13%
56Martensdale St Marys CSD$10.1M$21,392+361%
57Iowa Valley CSD$10.3M$21,339+262%
58Cedar Falls CSD$115.9M$21,200+48%
59Sioux Center CSD$32.6M$21,200−26%
60Hamburg CSD$4.2M$20,934+625%
61Greene County CSD$25.1M$20,910−12%
62West Sioux CSD$15.3M$20,861+667%
63Moc - Floyd Valley CSD$31.9M$20,839+36%
64Lynnville - Sully CSD$8.9M$20,786+68%
65Waverly - Shell Rock CSD$44.3M$20,445+1269%
66Bellevue CSD$12.3M$20,439+345%
67Denver CSD$17.6M$20,195+10%
68Washington CSD$32.5M$20,159+213%
69Ballard CSD$35.5M$20,083+13%
70Melcher Dallas CSD$5.7M$19,857–
71Lenox CSD$9.0M$19,766−33%
72Lisbon CSD$13.2M$19,506+16%
73Linn - Mar CSD$142.6M$19,027+14%
74Southeast Polk CSD$138.5M$19,006+11%
75Treynor CSD$11.0M$18,981−28%
76Garner - Hayfield - Ventura CSD$15.5M$18,824+299%
77Graettinger-Terril CSD$7.1M$18,803−26%
78OABCIG CSD$17.0M$18,736−32%
79Iowa City CSD$270.4M$18,585+9%
80AHSTW CSD$14.6M$18,551+302%
81North - Linn CSD$10.0M$17,894+88%
82Underwood CSD$12.9M$17,836+191%
83Le Mars CSD$38.4M$17,826+1169%
84Clinton CSD$63.8M$17,803+8%
85Boyer Valley CSD$6.9M$17,726+1514%
86Centerville CSD$21.8M$17,246+2%
87Dike - New Hartford CSD$14.6M$17,136+42%
88Mid - Prairie CSD$19.5M$16,874+160%
89Sumner-Fredericksburg CSD$12.7M$16,748+324%
90Eldora - New Providence CSD$8.8M$16,698+1186%
91Danville CSD$7.0M$16,681−29%
92Center Point - Urbana CSD$18.9M$16,669−2%
93Easton-Valley CSD$8.8M$16,600−39%
94North Scott CSD$49.6M$16,573+419%
95Red Oak CSD$16.1M$16,542−36%
96Grundy Center CSD$11.1M$16,372+433%
97Tipton CSD$12.3M$16,288+231%
98Perry CSD$29.4M$16,275+22%
99Williamsburg CSD$17.8M$16,144+26%
100Howard - Winneshiek CSD$18.0M$15,693+2178%
101Grinnell - Newburg CSD$23.5M$15,644–
102Mount Vernon CSD$16.9M$15,639−6%
103Storm Lake CSD$41.6M$15,618+29%
104Davis Co CSD$16.7M$15,463+53%
105Cardinal CSD$8.4M$15,280+37%
106Logan Magnolia CSD$8.9M$15,247+2929%
107Camanche CSD$12.2M$15,113−28%
108Fairfield CSD$22.3M$15,061+242%
109Ames CSD$68.3M$15,058−42%
110Knoxville CSD$25.8M$15,014−28%
111Baxter CSD$5.1M$15,000−33%
112Springville CSD$6.0M$14,747+11%
113Lewis Central CSD$38.5M$14,730+82%
114Griswold CSD$6.3M$14,269−39%
115Norwalk CSD$49.0M$14,176−31%
116Gladbrook - Reinbeck CSD$8.7M$14,123+2189%
117Cedar Rapids CSD$225.2M$13,970+106%
118Riverside CSD$10.1M$13,849−37%
119St Ansgar CSD$8.4M$13,807−21%
120Union CSD$12.3M$13,581+171%
121Fort Madison CSD$27.6M$13,244+350%
122IKM-Manning CSD$8.9M$13,147+894%
123Villisca CSD$3.6M$13,125−37%
124Dunkerton CSD$4.5M$12,971−36%
125Alta-Aurelia CSD$10.9M$12,748–
126Aplington-Parkersburg CSD$10.1M$12,737+147%
127New Hampton CSD$12.5M$12,635−31%
128West Liberty CSD$15.5M$12,508+393%
129Newton CSD$35.5M$12,474+35%
130Central Lee CSD$10.5M$12,438−16%
131Janesville CSD$5.5M$12,416−29%
132Interstate 35 CSD$10.0M$12,183−6%
133Algona CSD$17.5M$12,110+142%
134Pleasantville CSD$8.4M$12,071+14%
135Waterloo CSD$130.4M$12,059+47%
136Ottumwa CSD$61.6M$12,013+248%
137Burlington CSD$44.1M$11,997+141%
138Creston CSD$16.0M$11,995+1032%
139Newell - Fonda CSD$5.4M$11,912+5%
140Ft Dodge CSD$40.4M$11,817+3%
141Clear Lake CSD$13.5M$11,816−34%
142Spencer CSD$22.8M$11,728−4%
143Hampton - Dumont CSD$12.6M$11,553+688%
144Sigourney CSD$6.4M$11,530+175%
145Nodaway Valley CSD$7.2M$11,339+3%
146Mason City CSD$37.1M$11,323−16%
147AGWSR Community School$7.9M$11,258+119%
148Davenport CSD$152.5M$11,241+2543%
149Boyden - Hull CSD$6.1M$11,161−32%
150Hinton CSD$6.3M$11,101−6%
151Clarke CSD$16.3M$11,063+38%
152Sibley - Ocheyedan CSD$7.3M$10,985+193%
153West Des Moines CSD$92.8M$10,888+16%
154Roland - Story CSD$10.7M$10,663+3%
155Fremont - Mills CSD$4.6M$10,568−30%
156Mediapolis CSD$9.0M$10,356–
157Northwood - Kensett CSD$5.1M$10,316−43%
158Wilton CSD$8.4M$10,286−45%
159Wapsie Valley CSD$5.8M$9,983+16%
160Pleasant Valley CSD$54.4M$9,897+23%
161Humboldt CSD$11.8M$9,848+89%
162New London CSD$5.3M$9,688+95%
163Marshalltown CSD$48.3M$8,980+67%
164Cherokee CSD$8.9M$8,912−21%
165Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton CSD$3.8M$8,896−9%
166Denison CSD$17.4M$8,776+396%
167Westwood CSD$4.4M$8,736–
168Clarinda CSD$8.2M$8,504+3836%
169East Buchanan CSD$4.3M$8,360−41%
170Maquoketa CSD$10.0M$8,326–
171Seymour CSD$1.8M$8,270−34%
172Madrid CSD$5.1M$8,244−30%
173Remsen - Union CSD$2.7M$8,202+82%
174Spirit Lake Comm School$9.2M$7,971−30%
175Carlisle CSD$15.4M$7,967−40%
176Manson Northwest Webster CSD$5.2M$7,929+5585%
177Dubuque CSD$74.8M$7,582+30%
178PCM CSD$7.4M$7,464−46%
179Iowa Falls CSD$7.1M$7,361+3702%
180Winterset CSD$11.9M$7,260−56%
181South Hamilton CSD$4.4M$7,156−51%
182West Marshall CSD$5.2M$7,107−58%
183West Central CSD$1.9M$6,992−58%
184Nevada CSD$9.8M$6,989−58%
185Decorah CSD$10.0M$6,925+12%
186Nashua-Plainfield CSD$3.9M$6,821+69%
187Central City CSD$2.8M$6,815−47%
188East Sac CSD$5.2M$6,487−45%
189Keokuk CSD$11.2M$6,243+53%
190Oelwein CSD$7.8M$6,148−33%
191Albia CSD$6.6M$6,102−30%
192Missouri Valley CSD$4.4M$6,065−55%
193United CSD$2.2M$6,027−46%
194Bettendorf CSD$23.0M$6,008−16%
195Oskaloosa CSD$12.3M$5,619−3%
196Independence CSD$7.6M$5,585−45%
197East Union CSD$2.5M$5,483−13%
198Council Bluffs CSD$46.2M$5,463−47%
199Van Buren County CSD$5.2M$5,419+66%
200Western Dubuque Co CSD$17.2M$5,391−36%
201Winfield - Mt Union CSD$1.6M$5,363−53%
202Hubbard - Radcliffe CSD$2.2M$5,309−60%
203West Monona CSD$3.0M$5,236−40%
204Coon Rapids - Bayard CSD$2.1M$4,827+30%
205Eddyville - Blakesburg - Fremont CSD$3.8M$4,807–
206Guthrie Center CSD$1.8M$4,765−45%
207Postville CSD$3.5M$4,718+265%
208Central Lyon CSD$3.4M$4,637+66%
209Northeast CSD$2.2M$4,580+153%
210Calamus/Wheatland CSD$1.6M$4,544−43%
211Ankeny CSD$56.9M$4,464−55%
212Muscatine CSD$18.9M$4,383+4022%
213West Burlington CSD$1.6M$4,145−31%
214George- Little Rock CSD$1.7M$4,104+47%
215Andrew CSD$876,000$4,037–
216Clarion-Goldfield-Dows CSD$3.8M$3,919+176%
217Moravia CSD$1.2M$3,828−53%
218Shenandoah CSD$3.9M$3,714−50%
219Sergeant Bluff - Luton CSD$5.2M$3,662–
220North-Butler CSD$1.8M$3,449–
221North Fayette Valley CSD$3.8M$3,404−32%
222Kingsley Pierson CSD$1.6M$3,368−56%
223Central Decatur CSD$2.0M$3,281−18%
224Wapello CSD$1.7M$3,243−52%
225Johnston CSD$21.6M$3,205−75%
226Osage CSD$2.7M$3,121−47%
227Maquoketa Valley CSD$2.0M$3,040−27%
228Wayne CSD$1.7M$3,039−17%
229Sioux City CSD$42.9M$2,960−58%
230Brooklyn Guernsey Malcom CSD$1.5M$2,934−73%
231Murray CSD$615,000$2,808−60%
232Pekin CSD$1.5M$2,801−70%
233Central DeWitt CSD$4.0M$2,721−70%
234Lone Tree CSD$800,000$2,667−72%
235Schleswig CSD$587,000$2,541−84%
236Woodbury Central CSD$1.3M$2,525−43%
237Central CSD$1.1M$2,465−83%
238Diagonal CSD$220,000$2,444−60%
239Eagle Grove CSD$2.4M$2,429−56%
240Estherville Lincoln Central CSD$2.6M$2,268−76%
241Charles City CSD$3.1M$2,190−61%
242Des Moines Independent CSD$62.0M$2,009−61%
243North Iowa CSD$915,000$2,007−71%
244Tripoli CSD$760,000$1,984−61%
245North Cedar CSD$1.4M$1,919−75%
246Belle Plaine CSD$866,699$1,856−81%
247English Valleys CSD$819,000$1,849−61%
248Earlham CSD$1.0M$1,812−60%
249Chariton CSD$2.4M$1,810−56%
250Webster City CSD$3.1M$1,798−74%
251HLV CSD$540,000$1,753−75%
252Panorama CSD$1.1M$1,697−90%
253Carroll CSD$2.6M$1,678−68%
254Montezuma CSD$719,000$1,584−90%
255Bcluw CSD$697,109$1,574+137%
256Allamakee CSD$1.6M$1,442−78%
257Benton CSD$2.1M$1,437−66%
258Starmont CSD$755,876$1,400−57%
259West Central Valley CSD$1.3M$1,376−75%
260Columbus CSD$999,000$1,309−74%
261Bedford CSD$650,000$1,303−71%
262Glenwood CSD$2.3M$1,258−84%
263Prairie Valley CSD$1.3M$1,207−50%
264Essex CSD$190,221$1,167−62%
265Tri - Center CSD$769,226$1,155−75%
266Waco CSD$529,963$1,097−57%
267Atlantic CSD$1.5M$1,026−85%
268Mount Ayr CSD$571,655$974−88%
269Highland CSD$506,000$913−90%
270Clayton Ridge CSD$443,380$695−83%
271Southeast Webster-Grand CSD$704,789$638−80%
272South Central Calhoun CSD$497,851$561−87%
273Mt Pleasant CSD$875,205$498−34%
274Stanton CSD$92,007$465−82%
275Southeast Warren CSD$209,000$427−70%
276MFL MarMac CSD$203,738$256−86%
277Adair Casey CSD$0$0−100%
278Albert City - Truesdale CSD$0$0–
279Alden CSD$0$0–
280Ar - We - Va CSD$0$0−100%
281Armstrong - Ringsted CSD$0$0−100%
282Belmond - Klemme CSD$0$0−100%
283Bennett CSD$0$0–
284Cal CSD$0$0–
285CAM CSD$0$0−100%
286Central Springs CSD$0$0–
287Charter Oak - Ute CSD$0$0−100%
288Clarksville CSD$0$0–
289Clay Central/Everly CSD$0$0–
290Delwood CSD$0$0–
291Eastern Allamakee CSD$0$0−100%
292Emmetsburg CSD$0$0−100%
293Forest City CSD$0$0–
294Gilmore City - Bradgate CSD$0$0–
295Glidden - Ralston CSD$0$0−100%
296Keota CSD$0$0−100%
297Lake Mills CSD$0$0–
298Lamoni CSD$0$0−100%
299Laurens - Marathon CSD$0$0–
300Lawton - Bronson CSD$0$0−100%
301Louisa - Muscatine CSD$0$0−100%
302Maple Valley-Anthon Oto CSD$0$0−100%
303Morning Sun CSD$0$0–
304Moulton Udell CSD$0$0–
305North Kossuth CSD$0$0–
306North Union CSD$0$0–
307Olin CSD$0$0–
308Orient - Macksburg CSD$0$0−100%
309Paton - Churdan CSD$0$0−100%
310Pocahontas CSD$0$0−100%
311Riceville CSD$0$0–
312River Valley CSD$0$0−100%
313Rudd Rockford Marble Rock CSD$0$0–
314Ruthven - Ayrshire CSD$0$0–
315Schaller - Crestland CSD$0$0–
316Sentral CSD$0$0–
317South Page CSD$0$0–
318South Winneshiek CSD$0$0–
319Stratford CSD$0$0–
320Tri - County CSD$0$0–
321Turkey Valley CSD$0$0–
322Twin Cedars CSD$0$0–
323Twin Rivers CSD$0$0–
324Vinton - Shellsburg CSD$0$0−100%
325West Bend - Mallard CSD$0$0–
326West Hancock CSD$0$0−100%
327West Harrison CSD$0$0–
328Whiting CSD$0$0–