WC Iowa News

There were 2,449 white students enrolled in Carroll County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Carroll County welcomed 2,813 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in the county, Carroll High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 472 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.

School Name	School District	% of white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Carroll High School	Carroll Comm	86.6%	472	545
Carroll Middle School	Carroll Comm	84.9%	387	456
Fairview Elementary School	Carroll Comm	74.1%	258	348
IKM-Manning Middle School	IKM-Manning Comm	92.5%	236	255
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm	92.2%	200	217
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School	Glidden-Ralston Comm	95.7%	199	208
Adams Elementary School	Carroll Comm	78.7%	188	239
IKM-Manning High School	IKM-Manning Comm	94.9%	185	195
CR-B Elementary School	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm	91.8%	178	194
Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Glidden-Ralston Comm	93.6%	146	156