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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 1.5% of Louisa County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were 30 multiracial students enrolled in Louisa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.3% less than 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, multiracial students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Louisa-Muscatine Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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 Louisa County in 2023-24 School Year

White [68.7%]Hispanic [25.1%]Ethnicities <5% [6.1%]

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

School NameSchool District% of multiracial Studentsmultiracial Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Louisa-Muscatine Junior-Senior High SchoolLouisa-Muscatine Comm2.2%8357
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary SchoolLouisa-Muscatine Comm1.7%7403
Wapello Junior High SchoolWapello Comm4%4100
Wapello Senior High SchoolWapello Comm2.2%4179
Wapello Elementary SchoolWapello Comm1.5%3200
Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus Comm2.1%297
Roundy Elementary SchoolColumbus Comm0.3%1335
Morning Sun Elementary SchoolMorning Sun Comm0.9%1112
Columbus Community High SchoolColumbus Comm0%0203

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