East Central Iowa News

There were 2,189 white students enrolled in Poweshiek County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Poweshiek County welcomed 2,443 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in the county, Grinnell Community Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 433 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 white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Grinnell Community Senior High School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	89.1%	433	486
Grinnell Community Middle School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	86.3%	379	439
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm	91.8%	259	282
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm	94.6%	244	258
Davis Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	87.3%	199	228
Montezuma Elementary School	Montezuma Comm	94.7%	195	206
Fairview Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	83.4%	136	163
Montezuma High School	Montezuma Comm	95.6%	131	137
Bailey Park Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	81.9%	113	138
Montezuma Junior High School	Montezuma Comm	94.3%	100	106