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Story County Education: 936 Hispanic students enrolled in 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 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

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 Hispanic StudentsHispanic Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Ames High SchoolAmes Comm12%1711,427
Ames Middle SchoolAmes Comm11.6%1201,032
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes Comm11.6%60518
Central Elementary SchoolNevada Comm10.4%57547
Nevada Middle SchoolNevada Comm11.6%49421
Nevada High SchoolNevada Comm9.5%48503
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes Comm10.7%47439
Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes Comm15.9%47296
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes Comm10.7%40375
Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes Comm9.6%35365
Gilbert High SchoolGilbert Comm5.7%30528
Ballard West Elementary SchoolBallard Comm6.3%26412
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert Comm6.4%22344
Ballard Middle SchoolBallard Comm5.4%22409
Roland-Story High SchoolRoland-Story Comm5.8%20344
Ballard East Elementary SchoolBallard Comm4.6%20431
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert Comm4.7%19404
Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland-Story Comm6%18300
Ballard High SchoolBallard Comm3.1%17553
Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert Comm4.5%16358
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm6.7%14208
Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Comm5.9%13219
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolRoland-Story Comm2.5%10397
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm5.5%9164
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolColo-NESCO Comm4.8%6126

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