Sioux City Times

There were 479 Hispanic students enrolled in Plymouth County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Plymouth County welcomed 4,107 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.7% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in the county, Le Mars High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 116 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
Le Mars High School	Le Mars Comm	16.8%	116	691
Clark Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	31.5%	79	251
Le Mars Middle School	Le Mars Comm	16.8%	79	469
Kluckhohn Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	9.4%	40	425
Franklin Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	11.7%	32	273
Akron Westfield Elementary School	Akron Westfield Comm	11.4%	28	245
Akron Westfield Middle School	Akron Westfield Comm	12.3%	16	130
Kingsley Elementary School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	8.9%	15	168
Akron Westfield Senior High School	Akron Westfield Comm	6.4%	12	188
Remsen-Union Middle School	Remsen-Union Comm	6.8%	12	176
Individualized Learning Center	Le Mars Comm	26.2%	11	42
Hinton High School	Hinton Comm	2.8%	10	356
Kingsley-Pierson High School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	6.6%	9	137
Hinton Intermediate School	Hinton Comm	3.9%	7	179
Remsen-Union Elementary School	Remsen-Union Comm	6.5%	7	108
Hinton Elementary School	Hinton Comm	2.2%	6	269