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15 Native American students enrolled in Story County schools 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 15 Native American students enrolled in Story County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, Native American students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Gilbert High School and Ballard Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Gilbert High SchoolGilbert Comm0.6%3528
Ballard Middle SchoolBallard Comm0.7%3409
Ames High SchoolAmes Comm0.1%21,427
Roland-Story Elementary SchoolRoland-Story Comm0.5%2397
Fellows Elementary SchoolAmes Comm0.4%2518
Roland-Story Middle SchoolRoland-Story Comm0.3%1300
Nevada Middle SchoolNevada Comm0.2%1421
Ames Middle SchoolAmes Comm0.1%11,032
Roland-Story High SchoolRoland-Story Comm0%0344
Edwards Elementary SchoolAmes Comm0%0439
Meeker Elementary SchoolAmes Comm0%0365
Nevada High SchoolNevada Comm0%0503
Central Elementary SchoolNevada Comm0%0547
Gilbert Middle SchoolGilbert Comm0%0404
Gilbert Intermediate SchoolGilbert Comm0%0358
Mitchell Elementary SchoolAmes Comm0%0296
Gilbert Elementary SchoolGilbert Comm0%0344
Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Comm0%0219
Colo-Nesco Elementary SchoolColo-NESCO Comm0%0126
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm0%0208
Collins-Maxwell Elementary SchoolCollins-Maxwell Comm0%0164
Ballard West Elementary SchoolBallard Comm0%0412
Sawyer Elementary SchoolAmes Comm0%0375
Ballard High SchoolBallard Comm0%0553
Ballard East Elementary SchoolBallard Comm0%0431

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