Sioux City Times

There were 5,626 Hispanic students enrolled in Woodbury County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Woodbury County welcomed 17,829 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 31.6% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, North High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 739 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
North High School	Sioux City Comm	44.5%	739	1,660
West High School	Sioux City Comm	43.3%	566	1,308
Irving Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	85.2%	525	616
North Middle School	Sioux City Comm	41.1%	480	1,168
East High School	Sioux City Comm	27.7%	419	1,511
West Middle School	Sioux City Comm	42.9%	366	854
Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	48.4%	298	616
East Middle School	Sioux City Comm	28.7%	297	1,036
Loess Hills Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	45.4%	250	551
Hunt Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	56.2%	227	404
Bryant Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	37.4%	197	527
Spalding Park Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	31.9%	194	609
Leeds Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	34.4%	193	561
Morningside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	25.5%	163	639
Unity Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	34.4%	157	456
Perry Creek Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	23.4%	148	632
Riverside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	33.5%	70	209
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	8.2%	44	537
Nodland Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	17.2%	44	256
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	9.3%	37	400
Sunnyside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	14.5%	36	249
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	9%	34	377
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	8.6%	32	373
Westwood High School	Westwood Comm	7.9%	24	302
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	5.6%	20	357
Pierson Middle School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	9.8%	13	133
Westwood Elementary School	Westwood Comm	3.7%	11	300
River Valley Junior- Senior High School	River Valley Comm	6.1%	9	148
Bronson Elementary School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	2.7%	9	339
Moville Elementary School	Woodbury Central Comm	3.2%	8	249
Woodbury Central Middle School	Woodbury Central Comm	6.9%	8	116
Woodbury Central High School	Woodbury Central Comm	3.3%	6	181
MVAO Middle School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	1.9%	2	107
Anthon Elementary School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	0%	0	48