SE Iowa News

There were 4,017 white students enrolled in Des Moines County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Des Moines County welcomed 5,540 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Burlington Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 719 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
Burlington Community High School	Burlington Comm	66%	719	1,090
Mediapolis Elementary School	Mediapolis Comm	91.1%	391	429
West Burlington Arnold Junior-Senior High School	West Burlington Ind	71.9%	333	463
Danville Elementary School	Danville Comm	95.6%	326	341
Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington Comm	63.8%	300	470
Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis Comm	93.4%	297	318
West Burlington Elementary School	West Burlington Ind	72.2%	291	403
Danville Junior-Senior High School	Danville Comm	89.8%	274	305
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington Comm	62.5%	265	424
Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis Comm	92.9%	209	225
Sunnyside Elementary School	Burlington Comm	63.4%	189	298
Black Hawk Elementary School	Burlington Comm	56.9%	165	290
James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington Comm	54.3%	134	247
North Hill Elementary School	Burlington Comm	52.3%	124	237