 There are currently nine elementary schools, two middle schools (grades 6/7), and two middle schools (grades 8/9) in Waukee as well as the Waukee High School and the Vincent Meyer Learning Center.The district is also currently building a second high school, called Waukee Northwest High School, which is slated to open in the fall of 2021

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 13,790 people, 5,154 households, and 3,689 families living in the city.The population density was .