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Enrollment Analysis: Native American students comprised 0.3% of Wright County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were eight Native American students enrolled in Wright County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.3% 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, Native American students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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.

Ethnicities in Wright County in 2023-24 School Year

White [56.2%]Hispanic [40.3%]Ethnicities <5% [3.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Wright County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary SchoolClarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm0.9%4446
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary SchoolBelmond-Klemme Comm0.3%1328
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High SchoolClarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm0.3%1298
Eagle Grove Elementary SchoolEagle Grove Comm0.3%1378
Eagle Grove High SchoolEagle Grove Comm0.3%1322
Belmond-Klemme Alternative SchoolBelmond-Klemme Comm0%013
Belmond-Klemme Community Junior-Senior High SchoolBelmond-Klemme Comm0%0302
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle SchoolClarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm0%0195
Robert Blue SchoolEagle Grove Comm0%0277

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