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 the students welcomed at the time, 51.8% identified as male and 48.2% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 71.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Webster County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 13.7%, 8.3% multiracial, 5.6% Black, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 0.3% Native American.
Fort Dodge High School had the highest enrollment among Webster County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,057 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 | Fort Dodge High School | Fort Dodge Comm | 1,072 | 1,057 | -1.4% |
2 | Fort Dodge Middle School | Fort Dodge Comm | 759 | 774 | 2% |
3 | Duncombe Elementary School | Fort Dodge Comm | 461 | 454 | -1.5% |
4 | Manson Northwest Webster Elementary School | Manson Northwest Webster Comm | 369 | 368 | -0.3% |
5 | Butler Elementary School | Fort Dodge Comm | 379 | 344 | -9.2% |
6 | Southeast Webster-Grand Southeast Valley Middle School | Southeast Webster Grand Comm | 324 | 315 | -2.8% |
7 | Early Childhood Center | Fort Dodge Comm | 275 | 273 | -0.7% |
8 | Cooper Elementary School | Fort Dodge Comm | 252 | 238 | -5.6% |
9 | Feelhaver Elementary School | Fort Dodge Comm | 219 | 221 | 0.9% |
10 | Dayton Center | Southeast Webster Grand Comm | 174 | 172 | -1.1% |
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