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Monona County Education: 3 Asian 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 three Asian students enrolled in Monona 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 Monona County welcomed 1,170 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in the county, Whiting Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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.

Ethnicities in Monona County in 2023-24 School Year

White [84.4%]Hispanic [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [10.2%]

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

School NameSchool District% of Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Whiting Senior High SchoolWhiting Comm3%266
Mapleton Elementary SchoolMaple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm0.6%1163
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High SchoolMaple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm0%0278
West Monona Elementary SchoolWest Monona Comm0%0288
West Monona High SchoolWest Monona Comm0%0191
West Monona Middle SchoolWest Monona Comm0%0112
Whiting Elementary SchoolWhiting Comm0%072

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