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2,124 white students enrolled in Mills County schools in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 2,124 white students enrolled in Mills County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Mills County welcomed 2,370 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Glenwood Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 536 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.

Ethnicities in Mills County in 2023-24 School Year

White [89.6%]Hispanic [6.2%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Mills County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwood Comm89.5%536599
Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood Comm88.7%414467
West Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm91.4%402440
Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm87.7%393448
East Mills Elementary SchoolEast Mills Comm92.9%197212
East Mills Junior-Senior High SchoolEast Mills Comm89.2%182204

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