McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.1% identified as male, 48.9% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 65.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Tama County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 22.6%, 5% Native American, 4.8% multiracial, 1.1% Black, 0.6% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
South Tama County Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Tama County’s eight schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 466 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.
| Rank | School name | School district | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tama County Elementary School | South Tama County | 510 | 466 | -8.6% |
| 2 | South Tama County High School | South Tama County | 472 | 448 | -5.1% |
| 3 | South Tama County Middle School | South Tama County | 423 | 431 | 1.9% |
| 4 | North Tama Elementary School | North Tama County Comm | 243 | 249 | 2.5% |
| 5 | GMG Secondary School | GMG Comm | 211 | 210 | -0.5% |
| 6 | North Tama High School | North Tama County Comm | 194 | 198 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School | Union Comm | 193 | 189 | -2.1% |
| 7 | Union Middle School | Union Comm | 201 | 189 | -6% |
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