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There were 1,411 Hispanic students enrolled in Crawford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Crawford County welcomed 2,784 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 50.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Denison High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 476 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
Denison High School	Denison Comm	61.6%	476	773
Denison Elementary School	Denison Comm	64.6%	360	557
Denison Middle School	Denison Comm	65.7%	322	490
Broadway Elementary School	Denison Comm	64.4%	179	278
Westside Junior-Senior High School	Ar-We-Va Comm	19.5%	22	113
Schleswig Elementary School	Schleswig Comm	18.4%	14	76
Boyer Valley Elementary School	Boyer Valley Comm	7.9%	13	164
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School	Ar-We-Va Comm	6.6%	8	122
Schleswig Middle School	Schleswig Comm	13.5%	7	52
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Charter Oak-Ute Comm	5.1%	5	98
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School	Charter Oak-Ute Comm	8.2%	5	61