East Central Iowa News

There were 37 Black students enrolled in Poweshiek County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% more 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, Black students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in the county, Grinnell Community Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Grinnell Community Senior High School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	2.3%	11	486
Grinnell Community Middle School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	1.8%	8	439
Bailey Park Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	2.9%	4	138
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm	1.1%	3	282
Montezuma Elementary School	Montezuma Comm	1.5%	3	206
Davis Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	0.9%	2	228
Fairview Elementary School	Grinnell-Newburg Comm	1.2%	2	163
Montezuma High School	Montezuma Comm	1.5%	2	137
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm	0.4%	1	258
Montezuma Junior High School	Montezuma Comm	0.9%	1	106