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There were 67 Asian students enrolled in Crawford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% 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, Asian students comprised 2.4% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Denison Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 26 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 Asian Students	Asian Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Denison Elementary School	Denison Comm	4.7%	26	557
Denison High School	Denison Comm	2.2%	17	773
Denison Middle School	Denison Comm	2.4%	12	490
Broadway Elementary School	Denison Comm	3.6%	10	278
Schleswig Elementary School	Schleswig Comm	1.3%	1	76
Schleswig Middle School	Schleswig Comm	1.9%	1	52
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School	Ar-We-Va Comm	0%	0	122
Westside Junior-Senior High School	Ar-We-Va Comm	0%	0	113
Boyer Valley Elementary School	Boyer Valley Comm	0%	0	164
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Charter Oak-Ute Comm	0%	0	98
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School	Charter Oak-Ute Comm	0%	0	61