Central Iowa Times

There were 1,030 Hispanic students enrolled in Wright County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Wright County welcomed 2,559 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 40.3% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 197 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	44.2%	197	446
Eagle Grove Elementary School	Eagle Grove Comm	42.6%	161	378
Eagle Grove High School	Eagle Grove Comm	42.5%	137	322
Robert Blue School	Eagle Grove Comm	46.9%	130	277
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	38.4%	126	328
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	36.2%	108	298
Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	30.1%	91	302
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	37.4%	73	195
Belmond-Klemme Alternative School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	53.8%	7	13