WC Iowa News

There were 203 Hispanic students enrolled in Carroll County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.5% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 7.2% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in the county, Fairview Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Fairview Elementary School	Carroll Comm	12.6%	44	348
Carroll High School	Carroll Comm	6.8%	37	545
Carroll Middle School	Carroll Comm	6.8%	31	456
Adams Elementary School	Carroll Comm	11.7%	28	239
IKM-Manning Middle School	IKM-Manning Comm	5.9%	15	255
CR-B Elementary School	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm	7.2%	14	194
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center	Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm	4.6%	10	217
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School	Glidden-Ralston Comm	3.8%	8	208
Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Glidden-Ralston Comm	5.1%	8	156
IKM-Manning High School	IKM-Manning Comm	4.1%	8	195