Central Iowa Times

There were 1,285 white students enrolled in Humboldt County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Humboldt County welcomed 1,513 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 84.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Humboldt High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 385 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 white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Humboldt High School	Humboldt Comm	83%	385	464
Humboldt Middle School	Humboldt Comm	88.2%	380	431
Taft Elementary School	Humboldt Comm	83.9%	348	415
Clyde D. Mease Elementary School	Humboldt Comm	85.6%	83	97
Gilmore City Elementary School	Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm	90.1%	64	71
Twin Rivers Elementary School	Twin Rivers Comm	71.4%	25	35