I lived in Ankeny, Iowa between 1990-98. Great town with nice people.
My three children graduation from the school system. One of the reasons we lived in that town was for the school system. Older son attended four years of high school and younger children went through the middle and high school system.
Most of the people I met in Iowa were down to earth and sincere. If I hadn't had family obligations in Michigan, I would have stayed in that locale.
I haven't been back in a decade, but fondly recall those days :-)