Education

Our highest priority is to provide quality education to our residents. The Sioux City community and state of Iowa is nationally recognized for its commitment to academics with limitless opportunities for those looking to attend primary, secondary, post-secondary and continuing education classes. The state of Iowa had the highest graduation rate in the country - 90.5 percent - for the 2013-14 school year, according to the Federal Education Department.

K-12 Schools

• Sioux City Community Schools

  • Enrollment: 14,500

  • One of only two districts in the country to be awarded an Air Force JROTC program in 2015

  • 2014 Iowa Superintendent of the Year

  • 2014 ITEC (Iowa Technology in Education Consortium) Administrator of the Year

  • 85% graduation rate – one of the highest rates in the state

  • 29 languages spoken in the District

  • One to One Laptop Program – largest laptop initiative in the state of Iowa

• Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools

  • Enrollment of 1,623

  • 80% of seniors are enrolled in honors or advanced placement classes

  • 97% of seniors take the ACT, compared to 52% nationally

  • 91% of graduates attend college

  • New Fine Arts Building in 2014

• Siouxland Community Christian Schools

• St. Paul's Lutheran School

Higher Education

There are 33 colleges and universities within 100 miles of Sioux City, Iowa. You’ll find top notch employees with a Midwestern work ethic to provide a strong talent pool for your growing business.

• Briar Cliff University

• Morningside University

• St. Luke’s College

• Western Iowa Tech Community College offers cutting edge training with a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing training facility. Degree programs in subject areas critical to the operation of modern manufacturing and food processing facilities prepare students for local companies. Worker cross-training, skills upgrading, and continuing training are available and widely used for current employees of local Sioux City companies.
  WITCC is uniquely suited to draw upon its expertise in every facet of the industry including welding, fabricating, and machining to develop customized training programs for all phases of production. Mobile training labs take worker training directly to the facility, reducing employee idle times and increasing efficiency. Iowa’s 260E training program provides funding for customized workforce training programs for Iowa companies.