McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male and 48.8% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 90% of the student body, the largest percentage in Howard County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.6%, 2.6% multiracial, 0.5% Black and 0.1% Asian and Native American.
Crestwood High School had the highest enrollment among Howard County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 509 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 | Crestwood High School | Howard-Winneshiek Comm | 559 | 509 | -8.9% |
| 2 | Crestwood Elementary School | Howard-Winneshiek Comm | 425 | 456 | 7.3% |
| 3 | Riceville High School | Riceville Comm | 195 | 205 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Riceville Elementary School | Riceville Comm | 179 | 190 | 6.1% |
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