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7 Native American students enrolled in Boone County schools 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 seven Native American students enrolled in Boone County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 46.2% 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, Native American students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Boone Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Boone Middle SchoolBoone Comm0.5%3585
Boone High SchoolBoone Comm0.3%2720
Franklin Elementary SchoolBoone Comm0.3%1338
Woodward AcademyWoodward-Granger Comm0.9%1114
Madrid Elementary SchoolMadrid Comm0%0266
Madrid High SchoolMadrid Comm0%0200
Madrid Junior High SchoolMadrid Comm0%0149
Ogden Elementary SchoolOgden Comm0%0305
Ogden High SchoolOgden Comm0%0237
Ogden Middle SchoolOgden Comm0%0172
United Community SchoolUnited Comm0%0254

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