SE Iowa News

There were 596 Black students enrolled in Des Moines County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% 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, Black students comprised 10.8% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Burlington Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 162 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
Burlington Community High School	Burlington Comm	14.9%	162	1,090
Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington Comm	18.5%	87	470
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington Comm	17%	72	424
Black Hawk Elementary School	Burlington Comm	24.1%	70	290
James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington Comm	23.9%	59	247
North Hill Elementary School	Burlington Comm	19.8%	47	237
Sunnyside Elementary School	Burlington Comm	13.8%	41	298
West Burlington Arnold Junior-Senior High School	West Burlington Ind	6.5%	30	463
West Burlington Elementary School	West Burlington Ind	4.7%	19	403
Mediapolis Elementary School	Mediapolis Comm	1.2%	5	429
Danville Elementary School	Danville Comm	0.6%	2	341
Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis Comm	0.3%	1	318
Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis Comm	0.4%	1	225
Danville Junior-Senior High School	Danville Comm	0%	0	305