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
Data showed that Jasper County welcomed 5,301 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 18 schools in the county, Prairie City Elementary School and Berg Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 Native American Students | Native American Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie City Elementary School | PCM Comm | 1.3% | 4 | 312 |
| Berg Middle School | Newton Comm | 0.5% | 4 | 823 |
| Emerson Hough Elementary School | Newton Comm | 1.5% | 3 | 205 |
| Lynnville-Sully Elementary School | Lynnville-Sully Comm | 1.3% | 3 | 224 |
| Newton Senior High School | Newton Comm | 0.3% | 2 | 798 |
| Lynnville-Sully High School | Lynnville-Sully Comm | 0.6% | 1 | 156 |
| Colfax-Mingo Elementary School | Colfax-Mingo Comm | 0.3% | 1 | 340 |
| PCM Middle School | PCM Comm | 0.4% | 1 | 240 |
| Colfax-Mingo Junior-Senior High School | Colfax-Mingo Comm | 0% | 0 | 313 |
| Lynnville-Sully Middle School | Lynnville-Sully Comm | 0% | 0 | 128 |
| Aurora Heights Elementary School | Newton Comm | 0% | 0 | 260 |
| Baxter High School | Baxter Comm | 0% | 0 | 261 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | Newton Comm | 0% | 0 | 243 |
| WEST Academy Alternative School | Newton Comm | 0% | 0 | 65 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | Newton Comm | 0% | 0 | 258 |
| Monroe Elementary School | PCM Comm | 0% | 0 | 135 |
| PCM High School | PCM Comm | 0% | 0 | 344 |
| Baxter Elementary School | Baxter Comm | 0% | 0 | 196 |
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