Editing Des Moines, Iowa (section)

==Education==
[[File:oldmaindrake.jpg|thumb|Old Main on the campus<br />of [[Drake University]]]]
The [[Des Moines Public Schools]] district is the largest community school district in Iowa with 32,062 enrolled students as of the 2012–2013 school year. The district consists of 63 schools: 38 elementary schools, eleven [[middle school]]s, five high schools ([[East High School (Des Moines, Iowa)|East]], [[Herbert Hoover High School (Des Moines)|Hoover]], [[Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines)|Lincoln]], [[North High School (Des Moines)|North]], and [[Theodore Roosevelt High School (Des Moines)|Roosevelt]]), and ten special schools and programs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Des Moines Public Schools |title=School Facts, Facts and Figures |url=http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/4quicklfacts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819115012/http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/4quicklfacts.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=August 19, 2007 |access-date=January 13, 2008}}</ref> Small parts of the city are instead served by [[Carlisle Community Schools]],<ref name="Ourlocation">"[http://www.carlisle.k12.ia.us/dist_location.php Our Location]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213145/http://www.carlisle.k12.ia.us/dist_location.php Archive]) [[Carlisle Community Schools]]. Retrieved on April 3, 2013. "Carlisle Elementary School, which is immediately adjacent to the high school and the district office, serves students from pre-kindergarten to grade 3."</ref> [[Johnston High School|Johnston Community School District]],<ref>Johnston High School</ref> the [[Southeast Polk Community School District]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Southeast Polk Community School District |url=http://sep.southeastpolk.org/district/map.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213856/http://sep.southeastpolk.org/district/map.html |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> and the [[Saydel School District]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Information |url=http://www.saydel.k12.ia.us/Districtinformation.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215410/http://www.saydel.k12.ia.us/Districtinformation.htm |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> [[Grand View Christian School]] is the only private school in the city, although [[Des Moines Christian School]] (in Des Moines from 1947 to 2006) in Urbandale, [[Dowling Catholic High School]] in West Des Moines, and Ankeny Christian Academy on the north side of the metro area serve some city residents.

Des Moines is also home to the main campuses of three four-year private colleges: [[Drake University]], [[Grand View University]], and [[Mercy College of Health Sciences]]. The [[University of Iowa]] has a satellite facility in the city's [[Western Gateway Park]], while [[Iowa State University]] hosts [[Master of Business Administration]] classes downtown. [[Des Moines Area Community College]] is the area's [[community college]] with campuses in Ankeny, Des Moines, and West Des Moines. The city is also home to [[Des Moines University]], an [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|osteopathic medical school]].