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, 53.2% were boys, and 46.8% were girls.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 86.3% of the Harlan Comm School District's total enrollment.
Harlan Comm School District roughly covers four schools within Shelby County and has a main office in Harlan.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan High School | 477 | 477 | 0% |
| Harlan Community Middle School | 342 | 343 | 0.3% |
| Harlan Primary | 293 | 272 | -7.2% |
| Harlan Intermediate School | 310 | 324 | 4.5% |

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