[2] Entirely in Dallas County, it serves Waukee and portions of Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines.

[2] The district has more than 8,000 students from preschool through twelfth grade and more than 1,200 staff members.

[2] The district previously had a Native American logo but discontinued use of it in 1998.

[5] The district's eighth elementary school was to open in fall 2016, and accordingly it made a plan to modify its attendance boundaries across the board.

[8] In September of 2021, the district approved the construction of a $28 million dollar aquatics facility.