Central Iowa Times

There were 638 students enrolled in South Hamilton Comm School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54.4% were boys, and 45.6% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 86.4% of the South Hamilton Comm School District's total enrollment.

South Hamilton Comm School District roughly covers two schools within Hamilton County and has a main office in Jewell.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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
South Hamilton Middle And High School	328	315	-4%
South Hamilton Elem	326	323	-0.9%