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Boone County Education: 2,970 white students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

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.

Ethnicities in Boone County in 2023-24 School Year

White [88.9%]Hispanic [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [5.7%]

Enrollment Demographics in Boone County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Boone High SchoolBoone Comm86%619720
Boone Middle SchoolBoone Comm87.9%514585
Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone Comm87.9%297338
Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden Comm93.4%285305
Madrid Elementary SchoolMadrid Comm92.9%247266
Ogden High SchoolOgden Comm96.6%229237
United Community SchoolUnited Comm90.2%229254
Madrid High SchoolMadrid Comm92.5%185200
Ogden Middle SchoolOgden Comm97.1%167172
Madrid Junior High SchoolMadrid Comm90.6%135149
Woodward AcademyWoodward-Granger Comm55.3%63114

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