East Central Iowa News

There were 2,427 white students enrolled in Hardin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Hardin County welcomed 2,829 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Iowa Falls - Alden High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 366 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
Iowa Falls - Alden High School	Iowa Falls Comm	87.1%	366	420
Rock Run Elementary School	Iowa Falls Comm	85.9%	255	297
Riverbend Middle School	Iowa Falls Comm	82.7%	235	284
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School	Eldora-New Providence Comm	88.4%	205	232
South Hardin High School	Eldora-New Providence Comm	86.9%	205	236
AGWSR Elementary School	AGWSR Comm	85.3%	174	204
AGWSR High School	AGWSR Comm	89.6%	172	192
South Hardin Middle School	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm	87.1%	169	194
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School	Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm	87.9%	145	165
Pineview Elementary School	Iowa Falls Comm	82.7%	139	168
Choice Charter School	Choice Charter Schools	75.4%	126	167
BCLUW Middle School	BCLUW Comm	93.2%	124	133
Alden Elementary School	Alden Comm	82.1%	101	123
The Cougars Den	AGWSR Comm	78.6%	11	14