Decision tools and statewide pathways stay available, but local schools, lunches, sports, and childcare need your Iowa town.
These are explicit Iowa-wide pathways grouped by route, not fake local filler.
Education surfaces are easy to make misleading. Every Iowan should know the difference between statewide deadlines and the schools, lunches, sports, and childcare actually near your family.
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Tell us →Open enrollment
Parents changing Iowa school districts for next year file by March 1.
Open deadline detailsKindergarten
Your child must turn 5 on or before September 15 to start kindergarten that fall.
View detailsTeen driving
Next milestone at a glance: Driver's education starts. Most Iowa teens start the classroom + behind-the-wheel phase at 14.5.
College aid
FAFSA opens October 1. File early for the best Iowa Regent aid.