Sioux City Times

There were 1,356 Black students enrolled in Woodbury County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% 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, Black students comprised 7.6% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, North High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 158 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
North High School	Sioux City Comm	9.5%	158	1,660
East High School	Sioux City Comm	7.4%	112	1,511
North Middle School	Sioux City Comm	9.2%	108	1,168
West High School	Sioux City Comm	7.3%	96	1,308
Bryant Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	16.9%	89	527
East Middle School	Sioux City Comm	7.7%	80	1,036
Spalding Park Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	12%	73	609
West Middle School	Sioux City Comm	8.2%	70	854
Morningside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	10.8%	69	639
Perry Creek Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	10.8%	68	632
Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	11%	68	616
Hunt Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	14.1%	57	404
Leeds Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	8.7%	49	561
Irving Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	6.5%	40	616
Loess Hills Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	7.3%	40	551
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	6.3%	34	537
Unity Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	6.1%	28	456
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	6.9%	26	377
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	5.5%	22	400
Nodland Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	7.8%	20	256
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	4.3%	16	373
Sunnyside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	5.6%	14	249
Riverside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	3.3%	7	209
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	0.8%	3	357
Moville Elementary School	Woodbury Central Comm	1.2%	3	249
Westwood High School	Westwood Comm	0.7%	2	302
Anthon Elementary School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	4.2%	2	48
River Valley Junior- Senior High School	River Valley Comm	0.7%	1	148
Bronson Elementary School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	0.3%	1	339
Woodbury Central High School	Woodbury Central Comm	0%	0	181
Woodbury Central Middle School	Woodbury Central Comm	0%	0	116
Westwood Elementary School	Westwood Comm	0%	0	300
MVAO Middle School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	0%	0	107
Pierson Middle School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	0%	0	133