Sioux City Times

There were 361 students enrolled in Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.8% were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 92.8% of the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District's total enrollment.

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District roughly covers two schools within Cherokee County and has a main office in Marcus.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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
MMCRU High School	203	208	2.5%
MMCRU Marcus Elementary	160	153	-4.4%