SW Iowa Times

There were 2,992 white students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 3,579 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Iowa Connections Academy High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 631 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 white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Iowa Connections Academy High School	CAM Comm	78.1%	631	808
Atlantic High School	Atlantic Comm	88.2%	419	475
Washington Elementary School	Atlantic Comm	84.1%	380	452
Atlantic Middle School	Atlantic Comm	85.6%	298	348
Iowa Connections Academy Middle School	CAM Comm	74.6%	206	276
CAM High School	CAM Comm	93.2%	193	207
CAM South Elementary School	CAM Comm	96.9%	190	196
Schuler Elementary School	Atlantic Comm	82.2%	189	230
Griswold Middle/High School	Griswold Comm	92.9%	183	197
Griswold Elementary School	Griswold Comm	94.2%	179	190
Iowa Connections Academy Elementary	CAM Comm	62%	124	200