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
Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.4% were boys, and 47.6% were girls.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 74.3% of the Council Bluffs Comm School District's total enrollment.
Council Bluffs Comm School District roughly covers 15 schools within Pottawattamie County and has a main office in Council Bluffs.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 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,243 | 1,206 | -3% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School | 1,399 | 1,358 | -2.9% |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School | 956 | 914 | -4.4% |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 900 | 866 | -3.8% |
| Bloomer Elementary School | 367 | 392 | 6.8% |
| Carter Lake Elementary School | 329 | 308 | -6.4% |
| College View Elementary | 399 | 420 | 5.3% |
| Edison Elementary School | 376 | 347 | -7.7% |
| Franklin Elementary School | 453 | 413 | -8.8% |
| Hoover Elementary School | 398 | 388 | -2.5% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | 231 | 263 | 13.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | 423 | 412 | -2.6% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 401 | 403 | 0.5% |
| Rue Elementary School | 317 | 304 | -4.1% |
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