There were 2,970 white students enrolled in Boone County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.
Data showed that Boone County welcomed 3,340 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in the county, Boone High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 619 students.
Public school enrollment in Iowa remained relatively stable in the 2024-25 school year, with 480,665 students, a slight decrease of 0.63% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, enrollment in accredited nonpublic schools grew by nearly 10%, reaching 39,356 students, up from 36,195. This increase was partially driven by the Students First Education Savings (ESA) program, with 27,866 students utilizing ESAs at nonpublic schools.
| School Name | School District | % of white Students | white Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone High School | Boone Comm | 86% | 619 | 720 |
| Boone Middle School | Boone Comm | 87.9% | 514 | 585 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Boone Comm | 87.9% | 297 | 338 |
| Ogden Elementary School | Ogden Comm | 93.4% | 285 | 305 |
| Madrid Elementary School | Madrid Comm | 92.9% | 247 | 266 |
| Ogden High School | Ogden Comm | 96.6% | 229 | 237 |
| United Community School | United Comm | 90.2% | 229 | 254 |
| Madrid High School | Madrid Comm | 92.5% | 185 | 200 |
| Ogden Middle School | Ogden Comm | 97.1% | 167 | 172 |
| Madrid Junior High School | Madrid Comm | 90.6% | 135 | 149 |
| Woodward Academy | Woodward-Granger Comm | 55.3% | 63 | 114 |
