Sioux City Times

There were 1,609 white students enrolled in Buena Vista County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Buena Vista County welcomed 4,394 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 36.6% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Sioux Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 215 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
Sioux Central High School	Sioux Central Comm	82.7%	215	260
Newell-Fonda Elementary School	Newell-Fonda Comm	72.9%	186	255
Alta-Aurelia High School	Alta-Aurelia Comm	80.9%	161	199
Sioux Central Elementary School	Sioux Central Comm	79.5%	159	200
Alta Elementary School	Alta-Aurelia Comm	66.5%	147	221
Storm Lake High School	Storm Lake Comm	16.1%	130	805
Storm Lake Middle School	Storm Lake Comm	13.2%	111	843
Newell-Fonda High School	Newell-Fonda Comm	77%	107	139
Sioux Central Middle School	Sioux Central Comm	73.1%	106	145
Newell-Fonda Middle School	Newell-Fonda Comm	77.7%	101	130
Storm Lake Elementary School	Storm Lake Comm	10.4%	84	807
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School	Albert City-Truesdale Comm	76.9%	70	91
Storm Lake Early Elementary School	Storm Lake Comm	11.3%	28	247
St. Lake/Iowa Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College High School	Storm Lake Comm	7.7%	4	52