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
Data showed that Chickasaw County welcomed 1,877 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in the county, Nashua-Plainfield Junior-SeniorHigh School, New Hampton Elementary School and New Hampton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five 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.
| School Name | School District | % of Black Students | Black Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua-Plainfield Junior-SeniorHigh School | Nashua-Plainfield Comm | 1.6% | 5 | 308 |
| New Hampton Elementary School | New Hampton Comm | 1.4% | 5 | 363 |
| New Hampton High School | New Hampton Comm | 1.5% | 5 | 332 |
| Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School | Nashua-Plainfield Comm | 1.2% | 3 | 249 |
| New Hampton Middle School | New Hampton Comm | 0.4% | 1 | 280 |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School | Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm | 0.4% | 1 | 234 |
| Fredericksburg Elementary School | Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm | 0% | 0 | 111 |
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