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232 Hispanic students enrolled in Lee 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 232 Hispanic students enrolled in Lee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Lee County welcomed 4,593 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.1% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Fort Madison High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 49 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 Lee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [85.2%]Multiracial [6.5%]Hispanic [5.1%]Ethnicities <5% [3.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Lee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Hispanic StudentsHispanic Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Fort Madison High SchoolFort Madison Comm8.7%49561
Fort Madison Middle SchoolFort Madison Comm7%48686
Richardson Elementary SchoolFort Madison Comm12.7%31245
Lincoln Elementary SchoolFort Madison Comm9.3%21227
Keokuk High SchoolKeokuk Comm3.4%20594
Hawthorne Elementary SchoolKeokuk Comm3.7%17462
Central Lee Elementary SchoolCentral Lee Comm2.2%13596
Keokuk Middle SchoolKeokuk Comm3.3%12366
George Washington Elementary SchoolKeokuk Comm3.5%9258
Central Lee High SchoolCentral Lee Comm1.9%6318
Central Lee Middle SchoolCentral Lee Comm2.1%6280