NE Iowa News

There were 2,707 white students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Fayette County welcomed 3,069 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Oelwein Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 313 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
Oelwein Middle School	Oelwein Comm	85.8%	313	365
Oelwein High School	Oelwein Comm	85.9%	293	341
North Fayette Valley High School	North Fayette Valley Comm	89.8%	289	322
North Fayette Valley Middle School	North Fayette Valley Comm	92.6%	287	310
Wings Park Elementary School	Oelwein Comm	79.6%	257	323
Starmont Elementary School	Starmont Comm	94.7%	216	228
West Central PK - 8 School	West Central Comm	90.3%	187	207
West Union Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	90.7%	176	194
Starmont High School	Starmont Comm	94.5%	171	181
Valley Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	88.4%	153	173
Oelwein Online School	Oelwein Comm	87.4%	118	135
Starmont Middle School	Starmont Comm	92.6%	112	121
West Central Charter High School	West Central Comm	90.6%	77	85
Little Husky Learning Center	Oelwein Comm	69%	58	84