The Waterloo Community School District includes the cities of Waterloo, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, Gilbertville, and Raymond, part of the city of Cedar Falls, and certain unincorporated areas in Black Hawk County.  The district is located entirely within Black Hawk County and encompasses approximately 150 square miles.

The district is an independent unit of government authorized under Section 274.1 of the Iowa Code.  The governing body of the district is comprised of a seven-member board elected for staggered three-year terms. Four members are required to reside in the director district represented, while three are elected at large.  Daily administrative and academic functions of the district are the responsibility of the Superintendent, who is appointed by the board.

Waterloo is one of the 10 largest school districts of Iowa's 377 public school systems.  The enrollment is approximately 10,555 students. The district currently operates two regular and one alternative high school, four middle schools and eleven elementary schools.  The district has approximately 851 full-time equivalent (FTE) professional employees (including administrators and teachers) and 558 FTE support staff.  Approximately 40% of the teaching staff have advanced degrees.

The district contracts with First Student to provide student transportation.  Approximately 6,000 students are transported daily.  School meals are prepared in six locations by the District's Food Services department with around 1,460,000 meals served annually.  Nursing services are contracted through Black Hawk County and Driver Education is contracted with Drive Tek.

The district provides a full range of educational services to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.  These services include regular and enriched academic education, special education for students with special needs, career education, and numerous individualized programs such as specialized instruction for at-risk students and for limited-English-speaking students.

DISTRICT PROFILE BY YEAR

	2008- 2009	2007- 2008	2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005	2003-2004	1996-1997
Enrollment (Total In-District)	10,069	10,039	10,276	10,391	10,472	10,451	10,448
Minority	38.72%	37.86%	37.10%	36.10%	34.70%	33.30%	29.20%
White	6,170	6,238	6,407	6,640	6,841	6,951	7,395
African American	2,882	2,870	2,898	2,893	2,820	2,745	2,711
Asian	172	155	148	134	125	110	129
Hispanic	800	732	699	669	637	570	182
Native American	45	44	40	55	49	43	20
Title I Students (disadvantaged, based on socioeconomic status)	2,771	2,498	2,925	3,402	*3,167	4,749	2,020
*No longer includes any middle schools
Free & Reduced Meals (low SES)	56.8%	55.2%	57.41%	54.00%	54.04%	54.88%	42.60%
Breakfast Programs	All Schools	All Schools	All Schools	All Schools	All Schools	All Schools
Special Needs Students
Special Education Students	1,469	1,360	1,363	1,611	1,599	1,645
Percent of Total Enrollment	14.5%	13.5%	13.0%	16.0%	15.5%	16.0%
English Language Learners	784	718	708	724	1,133	51
Number of Languages	24	20	8	8	11
Expanded Learning Program (ELP) Students
Students Participating	570 (K-12)	526 (K-12)	660	633	390 (K-12)	526 (K-12)
Talent Development (reading, math, science)	604 (K-5)	484 (K-5)	508 (K-5)	520 (K-5)	562 (K-5)
High School Leadership Program	149	100	166	146	166
Average Class Size
Elementary	22.2	21.1	21.4	21.5	21.1
Middle School	23.4	23.4	23.1	22.6	24.1
High School (East & West)	24.2	24.7	25.6	23.9	25.6
Student-To-Professional Ratio
Elementary	11.8:1	11.5:1	10.9:1	12.0:1	11..0:1
Middle School	12.4:1	12.4:1	12.8:1	12.1:1	12.7:1
High School	15.6:1	15.5:1	15.0:1	14.6:1	14.4:1