McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.4% identified as male and 47.6% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 94.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Van Buren County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 2.6%, 1.9% multiracial, 0.6% Asian and Black and 0.1% Native American.
Van Buren County Community Middle & High School had the highest enrollment among Van Buren County’s three schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 361 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 | Van Buren County Community Middle & High School | Van Buren County Comm | 369 | 361 | -2.2% |
| 2 | Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center | Van Buren County Comm | 269 | 264 | -1.9% |
| 3 | Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center | Van Buren County Comm | 169 | 155 | -8.3% |
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