Sioux City Times

There were 88 Hispanic students enrolled in Ida County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.3% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Ida County welcomed 1,056 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.3% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in the county, Ridge View High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 32 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
Ridge View High School	Galva-Holstein Comm	13.4%	32	238
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Ida Grove	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm	6.6%	17	256
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm	4.7%	15	317
Galva-Holstein Elementary School	Galva-Holstein Comm	10.2%	14	137
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary School	Galva-Holstein Comm	9.3%	10	108