SE Iowa News

There were 535 multiracial students enrolled in Des Moines County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% 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, multiracial students comprised 9.7% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Burlington Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 111 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 multiracial Students	multiracial Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Burlington Community High School	Burlington Comm	10.2%	111	1,090
West Burlington Arnold Junior-Senior High School	West Burlington Ind	14%	65	463
Aldo Leopold Intermediate School	Burlington Comm	12%	51	424
Sunnyside Elementary School	Burlington Comm	16.4%	49	298
West Burlington Elementary School	West Burlington Ind	12.2%	49	403
Edward Stone Middle School	Burlington Comm	8.9%	42	470
North Hill Elementary School	Burlington Comm	16.5%	39	237
James Wilson Grimes School	Burlington Comm	15.4%	38	247
Black Hawk Elementary School	Burlington Comm	10%	29	290
Danville Junior-Senior High School	Danville Comm	5.6%	17	305
Mediapolis Elementary School	Mediapolis Comm	3.5%	15	429
Danville Elementary School	Danville Comm	3.2%	11	341
Mediapolis High School	Mediapolis Comm	3.1%	10	318
Mediapolis Middle School	Mediapolis Comm	4%	9	225