SW Iowa Times

There were 1,326 white students enrolled in Montgomery County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Montgomery County welcomed 1,482 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Inman Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 447 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
Inman Elementary School	Red Oak Comm	86.5%	447	517
Red Oak Junior/Senior High School	Red Oak Comm	87.9%	392	446
Stanton High School	Stanton Comm	95.3%	141	148
Southwest Valley Middle School	Villisca Comm	95.6%	129	135
Stanton Elementary School	Stanton Comm	89.5%	119	133
Sylvia Enarson Elementary School	Villisca Comm	95.1%	98	103