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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 6.7% of Warren County’s student body 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 668 Hispanic students enrolled in Warren County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in the county, Carlisle Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 72 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 Hispanic StudentsHispanic Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm11.6%72619
Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle Comm8.9%65730
Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk Comm6.2%641,035
Indianola High SchoolIndianola Comm5.3%601,139
Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk Comm7.5%60804
Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle Comm10.7%57531
Orchard Hills Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm7.8%41526
Indianola Middle SchoolIndianola Comm4.8%39820
Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm8.4%35415
Oviatt Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm6.5%32493
Hartford Upper Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm10%31310
Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm5%28558
Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm4.7%22471
Martensdale-St Marys Junior-Senior High SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm5%12239
Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm4.4%12271
Whittier Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm4.5%12267
Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm2.8%11392
Southeast Warren Intermediate SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm7.4%795
Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm2.8%6214
Southeast Warren Primary SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm1.9%2104

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