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
Data showed that Lee County welcomed 4,593 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 11 schools in the county, Central Lee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 565 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 white Students | white Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lee Elementary School | Central Lee Comm | 94.8% | 565 | 596 |
| Fort Madison Middle School | Fort Madison Comm | 82.2% | 564 | 686 |
| Keokuk High School | Keokuk Comm | 84.8% | 504 | 594 |
| Fort Madison High School | Fort Madison Comm | 82% | 460 | 561 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Keokuk Comm | 80.3% | 371 | 462 |
| Keokuk Middle School | Keokuk Comm | 83.9% | 307 | 366 |
| Central Lee High School | Central Lee Comm | 91.8% | 292 | 318 |
| Central Lee Middle School | Central Lee Comm | 95.4% | 267 | 280 |
| George Washington Elementary School | Keokuk Comm | 81% | 209 | 258 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Fort Madison Comm | 83.7% | 190 | 227 |
| Richardson Elementary School | Fort Madison Comm | 75.1% | 184 | 245 |
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