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Enrollment Analysis: Black students comprised 0.7% of Mills County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

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.

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 Black StudentsBlack Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood Comm0.9%4467
Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwood Comm0.7%4599
East Mills Junior-Senior High SchoolEast Mills Comm1.5%3204
West Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm0.7%3440
Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm0.4%2448
East Mills Elementary SchoolEast Mills Comm0%0212

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