SW Iowa Times

There were 2,327 students enrolled in Page County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.9% identified as male and 48.1% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Page County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4.3%, 3.5% multiracial, 0.9% Black, 0.6% Asian and 0.3% Native American.

Garfield Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Page County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 514 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	Garfield Elementary School	Clarinda Comm	544	514	-5.5%
2	Clarinda High School	Clarinda Comm	484	481	-0.6%
3	Shenandoah Elementary School	Shenandoah Comm	375	351	-6.4%
4	Shenandoah High School	Shenandoah Comm	259	290	12%
5	Shenandoah Middle School	Shenandoah Comm	296	282	-4.7%
6	IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning	Shenandoah Comm	80	132	65%
7	Essex Elementary School	Essex Comm	99	101	2%
8	Essex Junior-Senior High School	Essex Comm	97	94	-3.1%
9	South Page Elementary School	South Page Comm	52	60	15.4%
10	South Page Senior High School	South Page Comm	56	22	-60.7%