Central Iowa Times

There were 1,755 white students enrolled in Hamilton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Hamilton County welcomed 2,412 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 72.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the eight schools in the county, Webster City High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 382 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
Webster City High School	Webster City Comm	69.1%	382	553
Webster City Middle School	Webster City Comm	68.3%	298	436
South Hamilton Elementary School	South Hamilton Comm	88.2%	285	323
South Hamilton Middle and High School	South Hamilton Comm	84.4%	266	315
Sunset Heights Elementary School	Webster City Comm	65.7%	199	303
Pleasant View Elementary School	Webster City Comm	67.9%	142	209
Northeast Hamilton Elementary School	Webster City Comm	58.3%	119	204
Stratford Elementary School	Stratford Comm	92.8%	64	69