McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.7% identified as male, 48.3% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
Data also showed that white students made up 90.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Guthrie County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5.9%, 2% multiracial, 0.8% Black, 0.3% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 0.1% Asian and Native American.
Panorama Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Guthrie County’s nine schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 283 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 | Panorama Elementary School | Panorama Comm | 274 | 283 | 3.3% |
| 2 | West Central Valley High School | West Central Valley Comm | 268 | 261 | -2.6% |
| 3 | Panorama High School | Panorama Comm | 213 | 231 | 8.5% |
| 4 | Guthrie Center Elementary School | Guthrie Center Comm | 217 | 216 | -0.5% |
| 5 | Guthrie Center High School | Guthrie Center Comm | 215 | 197 | -8.4% |
| 6 | Stuart Elementary School | West Central Valley Comm | 160 | 163 | 1.9% |
| 7 | Panorama Middle School | Panorama Comm | 161 | 147 | -8.7% |
| 8 | Adair-Casey Elementary School | Adair-Casey Comm | 150 | 143 | -4.7% |
| 9 | Adair-Casey Junior High School | Adair-Casey Comm | 103 | 84 | -18.4% |
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