Education Alternatives in Akron Ohio

Des Moines has 5 high schools, 3 special schools and programs, 10 middle schools, and 41 elementary schools, all under the Des Moines Public Schools district, the largest public school district in Iowa.

There is a wide range of universities and colleges in and around Des Moines, such as the second oldest osteopathic medical college in the United States, Des Moines University, or one of the 25 oldest law schools in the United States, Drake University. Other universities and colleges include: AIB College of Business, Des Moines Area Community College, Grand View College, Hamilton College, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Simpson College, Upper Iowa University, University of Phoenix, and William Penn University.