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Ida County Education: 15 Black students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 15 Black students enrolled in Ida County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 36.4% 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, Black students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in the county, Ridge View High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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.

Ethnicities in Ida County in 2023-24 School Year

White [87.8%]Hispanic [8.3%]Ethnicities <5% [3.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Ida County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Black StudentsBlack Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Ridge View High SchoolGalva-Holstein Comm2.5%6238
Galva-Holstein Elementary SchoolGalva-Holstein Comm2.9%4137
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High SchoolOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm0.9%3317
Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary SchoolGalva-Holstein Comm1.9%2108
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Ida GroveOdebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm0%0256

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