SE Iowa News

There were 36 Black students enrolled in Louisa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Louisa County welcomed 1,986 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Roundy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 18 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Roundy Elementary School	Columbus Comm	5.4%	18	335
Columbus Community High School	Columbus Comm	3.4%	7	203
Wapello Senior High School	Wapello Comm	1.7%	3	179
Columbus Community Junior High School	Columbus Comm	2.1%	2	97
Louisa-Muscatine Junior-Senior High School	Louisa-Muscatine Comm	0.6%	2	357
Wapello Junior High School	Wapello Comm	2%	2	100
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary School	Louisa-Muscatine Comm	0.2%	1	403
Wapello Elementary School	Wapello Comm	0.5%	1	200
Morning Sun Elementary School	Morning Sun Comm	0%	0	112