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8,713 white students enrolled in Warren County schools 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 8,713 white students enrolled in Warren County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Warren County welcomed 10,033 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in the county, Indianola High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,012 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 Warren County in 2023-24 School Year

White [86.8%]Hispanic [6.7%]Ethnicities <5% [6.4%]

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

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Indianola High SchoolIndianola Comm88.8%1,0121,139
Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk Comm87%9001,035
Indianola Middle SchoolIndianola Comm89.3%732820
Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk Comm87.7%705804
Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle Comm82.9%605730
Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm88.5%494558
Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm79%489619
Orchard Hills Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm83.5%439526
Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle Comm81.4%432531
Oviatt Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm85%419493
Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm88.7%418471
Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm93.9%368392
Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm84.3%350415
Hartford Upper Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm81.3%252310
Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm92.6%251271
Whittier Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm88.4%236267
Martensdale-St Marys Junior-Senior High SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm90.8%217239
Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm96.3%206214
Southeast Warren Primary SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm98.1%102104
Southeast Warren Intermediate SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm90.5%8695