Sioux City Times

There were 1,170 students enrolled in Monona County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as male and 48.5% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Monona County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5.4%, 4.7% Native American, 3.8% multiracial, 1.3% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

West Monona Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Monona County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 288 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	West Monona Elementary School	West Monona Comm	285	288	1.1%
2	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	283	278	-1.8%
3	West Monona High School	West Monona Comm	204	191	-6.4%
4	Mapleton Elementary School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	149	163	9.4%
5	West Monona Middle School	West Monona Comm	105	112	6.7%
6	Whiting Elementary School	Whiting Comm	80	72	-10%
7	Whiting Senior High School	Whiting Comm	79	66	-16.5%