Sioux City Times

There were 395 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Woodbury County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 21.5% 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in the county, Liberty Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 58 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
Liberty Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	9.4%	58	616
Spalding Park Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	6.4%	39	609
Morningside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	5.3%	34	639
West Middle School	Sioux City Comm	3.5%	30	854
East High School	Sioux City Comm	1.9%	28	1,511
West High School	Sioux City Comm	2%	26	1,308
East Middle School	Sioux City Comm	2.2%	23	1,036
North High School	Sioux City Comm	1.3%	22	1,660
Hunt Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	5.2%	21	404
North Middle School	Sioux City Comm	1.7%	20	1,168
Bryant Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	3.4%	18	527
Unity Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	3.1%	14	456
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	3.5%	13	373
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Primary School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	2.7%	10	377
Loess Hills Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	1.8%	10	551
Perry Creek Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	1.3%	8	632
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	2%	8	400
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School	Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm	0.7%	4	537
Riverside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	1.4%	3	209
Pierson Middle School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	2.3%	3	133
Irving Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	0.3%	2	616
Nodland Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	0.4%	1	256
Leeds Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	0%	0	561
River Valley Junior- Senior High School	River Valley Comm	0%	0	148
MVAO Middle School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	0%	0	107
Anthon Elementary School	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm	0%	0	48
Sunnyside Elementary School	Sioux City Comm	0%	0	249
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	0%	0	357
Bronson Elementary School	Lawton-Bronson Comm	0%	0	339
Westwood Elementary School	Westwood Comm	0%	0	300
Westwood High School	Westwood Comm	0%	0	302
Moville Elementary School	Woodbury Central Comm	0%	0	249
Woodbury Central High School	Woodbury Central Comm	0%	0	181
Woodbury Central Middle School	Woodbury Central Comm	0%	0	116