SW Iowa Times

There were 16 Black students enrolled in Mills County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 27.3% 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, Black students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Glenwood Middle School and Glenwood Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Glenwood Middle School	Glenwood Comm	0.9%	4	467
Glenwood Senior High School	Glenwood Comm	0.7%	4	599
East Mills Junior-Senior High School	East Mills Comm	1.5%	3	204
West Elementary School	Glenwood Comm	0.7%	3	440
Northeast Elementary School	Glenwood Comm	0.4%	2	448
East Mills Elementary School	East Mills Comm	0%	0	212