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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.7% 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 373 multiracial students enrolled in Warren County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% 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, multiracial students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in the county, Indianola High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44 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 multiracial Studentsmultiracial Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Indianola High SchoolIndianola Comm3.9%441,139
Norwalk Senior High SchoolNorwalk Comm4.2%431,035
Indianola Middle SchoolIndianola Comm4%33820
Carlisle High SchoolCarlisle Comm4%29730
Orchard Hills Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm5.5%29526
Oviatt Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm5.7%28493
Norwalk Middle SchoolNorwalk Comm3.1%25804
Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm5.1%24471
Lakewood Elementary SchoolNorwalk Comm3.8%21558
Carlisle Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm3.2%20619
Emerson Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm4.1%17415
Whittier Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm5.6%15267
Carlisle Middle SchoolCarlisle Comm2.6%14531
Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola Comm2.6%10392
Martensdale Elementary SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm2.2%6271
Hartford Upper Elementary SchoolCarlisle Comm1.9%6310
Martensdale-St Marys Junior-Senior High SchoolMartensdale-St Marys Comm2.1%5239
Southeast Warren Intermediate SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm2.1%295
Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm0.9%2214
Southeast Warren Primary SchoolSoutheast Warren Comm0%0104

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