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Mills County Education: 6 Native American students enrolled 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 six Native American students enrolled in Mills County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, Native American students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Glenwood Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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 Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Glenwood Middle SchoolGlenwood Comm0.4%2467
East Mills Elementary SchoolEast Mills Comm0.5%1212
East Mills Junior-Senior High SchoolEast Mills Comm0.5%1204
Glenwood Senior High SchoolGlenwood Comm0.2%1599
West Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm0.2%1440
Northeast Elementary SchoolGlenwood Comm0%0448

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