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Tama County Education: 15 Asian students enrolled 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 15 Asian students enrolled in Tama County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Tama County welcomed 2,380 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in the county, GMG Secondary School and South Tama County Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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.

Ethnicities in Tama County in 2023-24 School Year

White [65.8%]Hispanic [22.6%]Native American [5%]Ethnicities <5% [6.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Tama County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
GMG Secondary SchoolGMG Comm1.9%4210
South Tama County Middle SchoolSouth Tama County0.9%4431
South Tama County Elementary SchoolSouth Tama County0.6%3466
South Tama County High SchoolSouth Tama County0.7%3448
Dysart-Geneseo Elementary SchoolUnion Comm0.5%1189
North Tama Elementary SchoolNorth Tama County Comm0%0249
North Tama High SchoolNorth Tama County Comm0%0198
Union Middle SchoolUnion Comm0%0189

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