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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 83.8% of Cherokee County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were 1,678 white students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 2,003 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in the county, Cherokee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 345 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 Cherokee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [83.8%]Hispanic [10.3%]Ethnicities <5% [5.7%]

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

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Cherokee Elementary SchoolCherokee Comm79.9%345432
Washington High SchoolCherokee Comm82.2%310377
Cherokee Middle SchoolCherokee Comm82%292356
MMCRU High SchoolMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm91.3%190208
Alta-Aurelia Middle SchoolAlta-Aurelia Comm77.1%185240
MMCRU Marcus Elementary SchoolMarcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm94.8%145153
River Valley Elementary SchoolRiver Valley Comm91.5%129141
Aurelia Elementary SchoolAlta-Aurelia Comm85.4%8296

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