Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 1.5% of Plymouth County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

By Sioux City Times

Jul 7, 2025

There were 61 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Plymouth County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.6% less 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in the county, Le Mars High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 15 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 Plymouth County in 2023-24 School Year

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

School Name	School District	% of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students	Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Le Mars High School	Le Mars Comm	2.2%	15	691
Franklin Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	5.1%	14	273
Le Mars Middle School	Le Mars Comm	2.3%	11	469
Clark Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	2.8%	7	251
Kluckhohn Elementary School	Le Mars Comm	1.2%	5	425
Akron Westfield Senior High School	Akron Westfield Comm	1.1%	2	188
Individualized Learning Center	Le Mars Comm	4.8%	2	42
Remsen-Union Elementary School	Remsen-Union Comm	1.9%	2	108
Remsen-Union Middle School	Remsen-Union Comm	1.1%	2	176
Kingsley-Pierson High School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	0.7%	1	137
Akron Westfield Elementary School	Akron Westfield Comm	0%	0	245
Akron Westfield Middle School	Akron Westfield Comm	0%	0	130
Hinton Elementary School	Hinton Comm	0%	0	269
Hinton High School	Hinton Comm	0%	0	356
Hinton Intermediate School	Hinton Comm	0%	0	179
Kingsley Elementary School	Kingsley-Pierson Comm	0%	0	168