WC Iowa News

There were 1,191 students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 13.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.3% identified as male and 49.7% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Calhoun County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4.1%, 2.4% multiracial, 0.7% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.4% Asian and 0.3% Black and Native American.

Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 353 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School	Manson Northwest Webster Comm	350	353	0.9%
2	South Central Calhoun Middle School	South Central Calhoun Comm	327	327	0%
3	South Central Calhoun Elementary Building	South Central Calhoun Comm	270	267	-1.1%
4	South Central Calhoun High School	South Central Calhoun Comm	233	244	4.7%