WC Iowa News

There were 1,380 students enrolled in Sac County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52% identified as male and 48% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Sac County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.4%, 2.7% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% multiracial, 0.4% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.2% Native American.

East Sac County Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Sac County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 393 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	East Sac County Elementary School	East Sac County Comm	389	393	1%
2	East Sac County High School	East Sac County Comm	394	383	-2.8%
3	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm	214	201	-6.1%
4	Schaller-Crestland Elementary School	Schaller-Crestland Comm	137	141	2.9%
4	Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School	Schaller-Crestland Comm	171	141	-17.5%
6	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Odebolt	Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm	130	121	-6.9%