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Boone County Education: 176 Hispanic 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 176 Hispanic students enrolled in Boone County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.1% 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, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Boone High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 53 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 Hispanic StudentsHispanic Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Boone High SchoolBoone Comm7.4%53720
Boone Middle SchoolBoone Comm6.3%37585
Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone Comm5.6%19338
United Community SchoolUnited Comm5.9%15254
Madrid Elementary SchoolMadrid Comm4.5%12266
Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden Comm3.6%11305
Woodward AcademyWoodward-Granger Comm9.6%11114
Madrid High SchoolMadrid Comm4.5%9200
Madrid Junior High SchoolMadrid Comm4%6149
Ogden Middle SchoolOgden Comm1.2%2172
Ogden High SchoolOgden Comm0.4%1237

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