SE Iowa News

There were 5,540 students enrolled in Des Moines County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male and 48.8% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 72.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Des Moines County schools, followed by Black students with 10.8%, 9.7% multiracial, 5.8% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0.3% Native American and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Burlington Community High School had the highest enrollment among Des Moines County’s 14 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,090 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Burlington Community High School	Burlington Comm	1,092	1,090	-0.2%
2	Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington Comm	487	470	-3.5%
3	West Burlington Arnold Junior-Senior High School	West Burlington Ind	487	463	-4.9%
4	Mediapolis Elementary School	Mediapolis Comm	446	429	-3.8%
5	Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington Comm	464	424	-8.6%
6	West Burlington Elementary School	West Burlington Ind	396	403	1.8%
7	Danville Elementary School	Danville Comm	340	341	0.3%
8	Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis Comm	295	318	7.8%
9	Danville Junior-Senior High School	Danville Comm	286	305	6.6%
10	Sunnyside Elementary School	Burlington Comm	277	298	7.6%
11	Black Hawk Elementary School	Burlington Comm	316	290	-8.2%
12	James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington Comm	269	247	-8.2%
13	North Hill Elementary School	Burlington Comm	249	237	-4.8%
14	Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis Comm	227	225	-0.9%