NE Iowa News

There were 3,208 students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.3% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.9% identified as female and 48.1% as male.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clayton County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 5.7%, 4.2% Black, 3.8% multiracial, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Iowa Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Clayton County’s 11 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,166 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Iowa Virtual Academy	Clayton Ridge Comm	862	1,166	35.3%
2	MFL MarMac High School	MFL MarMac Comm	262	271	3.4%
3	MFL MarMac Elementary School	MFL MarMac Comm	260	252	-3.1%
4	Clayton Ridge Elementary School	Clayton Ridge Comm	276	251	-9.1%
5	Central Elementary School	Central Comm	221	249	12.7%
6	Central Middle School/High School	Central Comm	210	202	-3.8%
7	Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm	207	198	-4.3%
8	Clayton Ridge High School	Clayton Ridge Comm	192	179	-6.8%
9	MFL MarMac Middle School	MFL MarMac Comm	187	176	-5.9%
10	Clayton Ridge Middle School	Clayton Ridge Comm	125	139	11.2%
11	McGregor Intermediate School	MFL MarMac Comm	106	125	17.9%