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How many multiracial students were enrolled in Story 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 518 multiracial students enrolled in Story County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Ames Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 74 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 multiracial Studentsmultiracial Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Ames Middle SchoolAmes Comm7.2%741,032
Ames High SchoolAmes Comm5.1%731,427
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes Comm8%35439
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes Comm6.8%35518
Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes Comm8.5%31365
Nevada High SchoolNevada Comm6.2%31503
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes Comm8%30375
Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes Comm8.8%26296
Central Elementary SchoolNevada Comm4.4%24547
Nevada Middle SchoolNevada Comm5.2%22421
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert Comm5.5%19344
Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland-Story Comm5%15300
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert Comm3.5%14404
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolRoland-Story Comm3.3%13397
Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert Comm3.4%12358
Ballard West Elementary SchoolBallard Comm2.4%10412
Ballard East Elementary SchoolBallard Comm2.3%10431
Ballard Middle SchoolBallard Comm2.2%9409
Roland-Story High SchoolRoland-Story Comm2.3%8344
Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Comm2.7%6219
Gilbert High SchoolGilbert Comm1.1%6528
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm2.4%5208
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolColo-NESCO Comm4%5126
Ballard High SchoolBallard Comm0.5%3553
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm1.2%2164

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