NE Iowa News

There were 2,749 white students enrolled in Clayton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Clayton County welcomed 3,208 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Iowa Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 843 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 white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Iowa Virtual Academy	Clayton Ridge Comm	72.3%	843	1,166
MFL MarMac High School	MFL MarMac Comm	96.7%	262	271
MFL MarMac Elementary School	MFL MarMac Comm	94%	237	252
Clayton Ridge Elementary School	Clayton Ridge Comm	91.2%	229	251
Central Elementary School	Central Comm	90.8%	226	249
Central Middle School/High School	Central Comm	95%	192	202
Edgewood-Colesburg High School	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm	94.9%	188	198
MFL MarMac Middle School	MFL MarMac Comm	94.9%	167	176
Clayton Ridge High School	Clayton Ridge Comm	90.5%	162	179
Clayton Ridge Middle School	Clayton Ridge Comm	89.2%	124	139
McGregor Intermediate School	MFL MarMac Comm	95.2%	119	125