NE Iowa News

There were 195 Hispanic students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.2% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 6.4% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Wings Park Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 31 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Wings Park Elementary School	Oelwein Comm	9.6%	31	323
Oelwein High School	Oelwein Comm	7.6%	26	341
North Fayette Valley High School	North Fayette Valley Comm	7.5%	24	322
Oelwein Middle School	Oelwein Comm	5.8%	21	365
North Fayette Valley Middle School	North Fayette Valley Comm	5.2%	16	310
West Union Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	8.2%	16	194
Valley Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	8.1%	14	173
West Central PK - 8 School	West Central Comm	5.8%	12	207
Little Husky Learning Center	Oelwein Comm	11.9%	10	84
Starmont Middle School	Starmont Comm	5.8%	7	121
Starmont High School	Starmont Comm	2.8%	5	181
West Central Charter High School	West Central Comm	5.9%	5	85
Oelwein Online School	Oelwein Comm	3%	4	135
Starmont Elementary School	Starmont Comm	1.8%	4	228