The Waterloo Community School District includes the cities of Waterloo, Evansdale, Elk Run Heights, Gilbertville, and Raymond, part of the city of Cedar Falls, and certain unincorporated areas in Black Hawk County. The District is located entirely within Black Hawk County and encompasses approximately 150 square miles. .

The District is an independent unit of government authorized under Section 274.1 of the Iowa Code. The governing body of the District is comprised of a seven-member Board elected for staggered three-year terms. Four members are required to reside in the director district represented while three are elected at large. Daily administrative and academic functions of the District are the responsibility of the Superintendent, who is appointed by the Board.

Waterloo is the fifth largest school district of Iowa’s 377 public school systems. The enrollment is approximately 10,500 students. The District currently operates two regular and one alternative high school, one alternative school for middle school students, four middle schools and thirteen elementary schools. The District has approximately 820 full-time equivalent (FTE) professional employees (including administrators and teachers) and 510 FTE support staff. Approximately 40% of the teaching staff have advanced degrees.

The District contracts with First Student to provide student transportation. Approximately 6,000 students are transported daily. School meals are prepared in six locations by Sodexho with around 1,460,000 meals served annually. Nursing services are contracted through Black Hawk County and Driver Education is contracted with AutoPilots.

The District provides a full range of educational services to students in kindergarten through grade 12. These services include regular and enriched academic education, special education for students with special needs, career educations, and numerous individualized programs such as specialized instruction for at-risk students and for limited-English-speaking students.