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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 78.2% of Story County’s student body 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 8,699 white students enrolled in Story County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Story County welcomed 11,120 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Ames High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 934 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 Story County in 2023-24 School Year

White [78.2%]Hispanic [8.4%]Ethnicities <5% [13.3%]

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

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Ames High SchoolAmes Comm65.5%9341,427
Ames Middle SchoolAmes Comm63.1%6511,032
Ballard High SchoolBallard Comm93.9%519553
Gilbert High SchoolGilbert Comm87.7%463528
Central Elementary SchoolNevada Comm84.5%462547
Nevada High SchoolNevada Comm81.7%411503
Ballard East Elementary SchoolBallard Comm91.6%395431
Ballard West Elementary SchoolBallard Comm90.5%373412
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolRoland-Story Comm93.5%371397
Ballard Middle SchoolBallard Comm89.7%367409
Nevada Middle SchoolNevada Comm81%341421
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert Comm84.2%340404
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes Comm61%316518
Roland-Story High SchoolRoland-Story Comm90.4%311344
Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert Comm84.9%304358
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert Comm82%282344
Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes Comm74.5%272365
Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland-Story Comm88%264300
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes Comm68.3%256375
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes Comm57.9%254439
Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Comm90.9%199219
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm87.5%182208
Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes Comm56.1%166296
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm92.1%151164
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolColo-NESCO Comm91.3%115126

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