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2023-24 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Fayette County schools?

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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

There were 3,069 students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 53.8% identified as male and 46.2% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in Fayette County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.4%, 4.3% multiracial, 0.8% Black, 0.2% Asian and 0.1% Native American.

Oelwein Middle School had the highest enrollment among Fayette County’s 14 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 365 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.

Enrollment in Fayette County Schools Over 6 Years

06001,2001,8002,4003,0002023-242022-232021-222020-212019-202018-1930693,06931183,11831113,11130653,06530863,08630793,079

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Fayette County

RankSchool nameSchool districtTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
1Oelwein Middle SchoolOelwein Comm3593651.7%
2Oelwein High SchoolOelwein Comm3143418.6%
3Wings Park Elementary SchoolOelwein Comm345323-6.4%
4North Fayette Valley High SchoolNorth Fayette Valley Comm333322-3.3%
5North Fayette Valley Middle SchoolNorth Fayette Valley Comm23731030.8%
6Starmont Elementary SchoolStarmont Comm230228-0.9%
7West Central PK - 8 SchoolWest Central Comm2062070.5%
8West Union Elementary SchoolNorth Fayette Valley Comm204194-4.9%
9Starmont High SchoolStarmont Comm191181-5.2%
10Valley Elementary SchoolNorth Fayette Valley Comm1631736.1%
11Oelwein Online SchoolOelwein Comm142135-4.9%
12Starmont Middle SchoolStarmont Comm129121-6.2%
13West Central Charter High SchoolWest Central Comm82853.7%
14Little Husky Learning CenterOelwein Comm78847.7%