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 Keokuk County welcomed 1,015 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.3% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the six schools in the county, Sigourney Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Elementary School | Sigourney Comm | 1.7% | 5 | 290 |
| Sigourney Junior-Senior High School | Sigourney Comm | 1.5% | 4 | 270 |
| Tri-County Junior-Senior High School | Tri-County Comm | 2.3% | 2 | 86 |
| Keota Elementary School | Keota Comm | 0.7% | 1 | 148 |
| Keota High School | Keota Comm | 0.7% | 1 | 138 |
| Tri-County Elementary School | Tri-County Comm | 0% | 0 | 83 |
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