SW Iowa Times

There were 1,482 students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.4% identified as male and 49.6% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Montgomery County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 7.3%, 2.8% multiracial and 0.1% Asian, Black and Native American.

Inman Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Montgomery County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 517 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	Inman Elementary School	Red Oak Comm	496	517	4.2%
2	Red Oak Junior/Senior High School	Red Oak Comm	474	446	-5.9%
3	Stanton High School	Stanton Comm	137	148	8%
4	Southwest Valley Middle School	Villisca Comm	149	135	-9.4%
5	Stanton Elementary School	Stanton Comm	128	133	3.9%
6	Sylvia Enarson Elementary School	Villisca Comm	111	103	-7.2%