Central Iowa Times

There were 23 Black students enrolled in Wright County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 27.8% 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, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	1.8%	6	328
Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	1.7%	5	302
Eagle Grove Elementary School	Eagle Grove Comm	1.3%	5	378
Eagle Grove High School	Eagle Grove Comm	1.2%	4	322
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	0.4%	2	446
Robert Blue School	Eagle Grove Comm	0.4%	1	277
Belmond-Klemme Alternative School	Belmond-Klemme Comm	0%	0	13
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	0%	0	298
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm	0%	0	195