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How many Black students were enrolled in Boone County schools for 2023-24 school year?

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 64 Black students enrolled in Boone County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.3% more 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, Black students comprised 1.9% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Woodward Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 24 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 Black StudentsBlack Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Woodward AcademyWoodward-Granger Comm21.1%24114
Boone Middle SchoolBoone Comm2.1%12585
Boone High SchoolBoone Comm1.4%10720
Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone Comm1.5%5338
Ogden High SchoolOgden Comm1.3%3237
United Community SchoolUnited Comm1.2%3254
Madrid Elementary SchoolMadrid Comm0.8%2266
Madrid Junior High SchoolMadrid Comm1.3%2149
Madrid High SchoolMadrid Comm0.5%1200
Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden Comm0.3%1305
Ogden Middle SchoolOgden Comm0.6%1172

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