Sioux City Times

There were four Native American students enrolled in Cherokee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, Native American students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in the county, Cherokee Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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 Native American Students	Native American Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Cherokee Elementary School	Cherokee Comm	0.5%	2	432
Washington High School	Cherokee Comm	0.3%	1	377
MMCRU High School	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm	0.5%	1	208
Alta-Aurelia Middle School	Alta-Aurelia Comm	0%	0	240
Aurelia Elementary School	Alta-Aurelia Comm	0%	0	96
Cherokee Middle School	Cherokee Comm	0%	0	356
MMCRU Marcus Elementary School	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm	0%	0	153
River Valley Elementary School	River Valley Comm	0%	0	141