Story County Education: 936 Hispanic students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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

By Ames Today

May 22, 2025

There were 936 Hispanic students enrolled in Story County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.4% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Ames High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 171 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

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

School Name	School District	% of Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Ames High School	Ames Comm	12%	171	1,427
Ames Middle School	Ames Comm	11.6%	120	1,032
Fellows Elementary School	Ames Comm	11.6%	60	518
Central Elementary School	Nevada Comm	10.4%	57	547
Nevada Middle School	Nevada Comm	11.6%	49	421
Nevada High School	Nevada Comm	9.5%	48	503
Edwards Elementary School	Ames Comm	10.7%	47	439
Mitchell Elementary School	Ames Comm	15.9%	47	296
Sawyer Elementary School	Ames Comm	10.7%	40	375
Meeker Elementary School	Ames Comm	9.6%	35	365
Gilbert High School	Gilbert Comm	5.7%	30	528
Ballard West Elementary School	Ballard Comm	6.3%	26	412
Gilbert Elementary School	Gilbert Comm	6.4%	22	344
Ballard Middle School	Ballard Comm	5.4%	22	409
Roland-Story High School	Roland-Story Comm	5.8%	20	344
Ballard East Elementary School	Ballard Comm	4.6%	20	431
Gilbert Middle School	Gilbert Comm	4.7%	19	404
Roland-Story Middle School	Roland-Story Comm	6%	18	300
Ballard High School	Ballard Comm	3.1%	17	553
Gilbert Intermediate School	Gilbert Comm	4.5%	16	358
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Collins-Maxwell Comm	6.7%	14	208
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo-NESCO Comm	5.9%	13	219
Roland-Story Elementary School	Roland-Story Comm	2.5%	10	397
Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Collins-Maxwell Comm	5.5%	9	164
Colo-Nesco Elementary School	Colo-NESCO Comm	4.8%	6	126