East Central Iowa News

There were 94 Black students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.3% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Jasper County welcomed 5,301 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in the county, Berg Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 25 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Berg Middle School	Newton Comm	3%	25	823
Newton Senior High School	Newton Comm	2.8%	22	798
Emerson Hough Elementary School	Newton Comm	6.8%	14	205
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Newton Comm	2.5%	6	243
Aurora Heights Elementary School	Newton Comm	2.3%	6	260
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Newton Comm	1.6%	4	258
Colfax-Mingo Junior-Senior High School	Colfax-Mingo Comm	1.3%	4	313
WEST Academy Alternative School	Newton Comm	3.1%	2	65
Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	1.6%	2	128
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	0.9%	2	224
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School	Colfax-Mingo Comm	0.6%	2	340
Baxter Elementary School	Baxter Comm	1%	2	196
Lynnville-Sully High School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	0.6%	1	156
Baxter High School	Baxter Comm	0.4%	1	261
PCM High School	PCM Comm	0.3%	1	344
Monroe Elementary School	PCM Comm	0%	0	135
PCM Middle School	PCM Comm	0%	0	240
Prairie City Elementary School	PCM Comm	0%	0	312