SE Iowa News

There were 289 Hispanic students enrolled in Henry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.8% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Henry County welcomed 2,873 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.1% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in the county, Mount Pleasant High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 73 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.

School Name	School District	% of Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Mount Pleasant High School	Mount Pleasant Comm	14%	73	521
Van Allen Elementary School	Mount Pleasant Comm	21.1%	48	228
Mount Pleasant Middle School	Mount Pleasant Comm	11.2%	46	409
Lincoln Elementary School	Mount Pleasant Comm	15.2%	32	211
Harlan Elementary School	Mount Pleasant Comm	11.8%	25	212
Winfield-Mt Union Junior-Senior High School	Winfield-Mt Union Comm	9.3%	19	205
WACO High School	Waco Comm	5.3%	13	244
Clark Elementary School	New London Comm	4.4%	12	274
Winfield Elementary School	Winfield-Mt Union Comm	6.1%	10	165
New London Junior-Senior High School	New London Comm	3.1%	9	290
Salem Elementary School	Mount Pleasant Comm	1.1%	1	92
WisdomQuest Education Center	Mount Pleasant Comm	4.5%	1	22