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Enrollment Analysis: Native American students comprised 0.2% of Louisa County’s student body 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 four Native American students enrolled in Louisa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 42.9% 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, Native American students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Louisa-Muscatine Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Louisa-Muscatine Junior-Senior High SchoolLouisa-Muscatine Comm0.8%3357
Wapello Senior High SchoolWapello Comm0.6%1179
Columbus Community High SchoolColumbus Comm0%0203
Columbus Community Junior High SchoolColumbus Comm0%097
Roundy Elementary SchoolColumbus Comm0%0335
Louisa-Muscatine Elementary SchoolLouisa-Muscatine Comm0%0403
Morning Sun Elementary SchoolMorning Sun Comm0%0112
Wapello Elementary SchoolWapello Comm0%0200
Wapello Junior High SchoolWapello Comm0%0100

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