McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
Of all students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.6% were girls, and 49.4% were boys.
Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 93.4% of the Prairie Valley Comm School District's total enrollment.
Prairie Valley Comm School District roughly covers two schools within Webster County and has a main office in Gowrie.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 | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Valley High School | 336 | 331 | -1.5% |
| Prairie Valley Elementary School | 202 | 203 | 0.5% |
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