Central Iowa Times

There were 1,721 students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 53.7% identified as male and 46.3% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 63.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Franklin County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 33.1%, 1.4% multiracial, 0.9% Black, 0.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Hampton-Dumont High School had the highest enrollment among Franklin County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 458 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Hampton-Dumont High School	Hampton-Dumont Comm	480	458	-4.6%
2	Hampton-Dumont Middle School	Hampton-Dumont Comm	363	358	-1.4%
3	South Side Elementary School	Hampton-Dumont Comm	312	297	-4.8%
4	West Fork High School	West Fork Comm	206	196	-4.9%
5	West Fork Middle School	West Fork Comm	155	175	12.9%
6	CAL Elementary School	CAL Comm	140	142	1.4%
7	North Side Elementary School	Hampton-Dumont Comm	85	95	11.8%