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How many Asian 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 416 Asian students enrolled in Story County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.5% 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, Asian students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Ames High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 113 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 Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Ames High SchoolAmes Comm7.9%1131,427
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes Comm14.7%76518
Ames Middle SchoolAmes Comm7.2%741,032
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes Comm6.4%28439
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert Comm5.2%21404
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes Comm5.1%19375
Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert Comm5.3%19358
Gilbert High SchoolGilbert Comm3.4%18528
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert Comm4.4%15344
Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes Comm3%9296
Nevada High SchoolNevada Comm1.2%6503
Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes Comm1.4%5365
Nevada Middle SchoolNevada Comm1%4421
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm1.4%3208
Ballard West Elementary SchoolBallard Comm0.2%1412
Ballard Middle SchoolBallard Comm0.2%1409
Central Elementary SchoolNevada Comm0.2%1547
Ballard High SchoolBallard Comm0.2%1553
Ballard East Elementary SchoolBallard Comm0.2%1431
Roland-Story High SchoolRoland-Story Comm0.3%1344
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolColo-NESCO Comm0%0126
Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Comm0%0219
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm0%0164
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolRoland-Story Comm0%0397
Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland-Story Comm0%0300

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