East Central Iowa News

There were 31 Asian students enrolled in Jasper County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 29.2% more 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in the county, Berg Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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 Asian Students	Asian Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Berg Middle School	Newton Comm	1%	8	823
Prairie City Elementary School	PCM Comm	1.6%	5	312
Emerson Hough Elementary School	Newton Comm	1.5%	3	205
Baxter High School	Baxter Comm	1.1%	3	261
Newton Senior High School	Newton Comm	0.3%	2	798
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Newton Comm	0.8%	2	243
Baxter Elementary School	Baxter Comm	1%	2	196
Colfax-Mingo Junior-Senior High School	Colfax-Mingo Comm	0.3%	1	313
Lynnville-Sully Middle School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	0.8%	1	128
Aurora Heights Elementary School	Newton Comm	0.4%	1	260
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Newton Comm	0.4%	1	258
PCM High School	PCM Comm	0.3%	1	344
PCM Middle School	PCM Comm	0.4%	1	240
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	0%	0	224
Lynnville-Sully High School	Lynnville-Sully Comm	0%	0	156
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School	Colfax-Mingo Comm	0%	0	340
WEST Academy Alternative School	Newton Comm	0%	0	65
Monroe Elementary School	PCM Comm	0%	0	135