SW Iowa Times

There were 20 Black students enrolled in Page County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 81.8% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Page County welcomed 2,327 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in the county, Garfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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
Garfield Elementary School	Clarinda Comm	1.2%	6	514
Shenandoah Elementary School	Shenandoah Comm	0.9%	3	351
Shenandoah High School	Shenandoah Comm	1%	3	290
Clarinda High School	Clarinda Comm	0.4%	2	481
IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning	Shenandoah Comm	1.5%	2	132
Shenandoah Middle School	Shenandoah Comm	0.7%	2	282
South Page Elementary School	South Page Comm	1.7%	1	60
South Page Senior High School	South Page Comm	4.5%	1	22
Essex Elementary School	Essex Comm	0%	0	101
Essex Junior-Senior High School	Essex Comm	0%	0	94