East Central Iowa News

There were 55 Hispanic students enrolled in Grundy County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Grundy County welcomed 2,265 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, AGWSR Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
AGWSR Middle School	AGWSR Comm	7.6%	11	144
BCLUW Elementary School	BCLUW Comm	6.7%	10	149
Grundy Center Elementary School	Grundy Center Comm	3.2%	9	278
BCLUW High School	BCLUW Comm	3.5%	6	172
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Junior High & High School	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm	3%	6	197
AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg	AGWSR Comm	9.3%	5	54
Dike Elementary School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	0.7%	2	269
Dike-New Hartford High School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	0.7%	2	281
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School	Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm	0.8%	2	257
Grundy Center Middle School	Grundy Center Comm	0.9%	2	217
Grundy Center High School	Grundy Center Comm	0%	0	247