McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Cherokee County welcomed 2,003 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in the county, Alta-Aurelia Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students | Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta-Aurelia Middle School | Alta-Aurelia Comm | 2.9% | 7 | 240 |
| Cherokee Elementary School | Cherokee Comm | 0.9% | 4 | 432 |
| Washington High School | Cherokee Comm | 1.1% | 4 | 377 |
| Cherokee Middle School | Cherokee Comm | 0.3% | 1 | 356 |
| MMCRU High School | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm | 0.5% | 1 | 208 |
| Aurelia Elementary School | Alta-Aurelia Comm | 0% | 0 | 96 |
| MMCRU Marcus Elementary School | Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm | 0% | 0 | 153 |
| River Valley Elementary School | River Valley Comm | 0% | 0 | 141 |
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