NE Iowa News

There were 131 multiracial students enrolled in Fayette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.1% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in the county, Wings Park Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 multiracial Students	multiracial Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Wings Park Elementary School	Oelwein Comm	9.6%	31	323
Oelwein Middle School	Oelwein Comm	6%	22	365
Oelwein High School	Oelwein Comm	5.6%	19	341
Little Husky Learning Center	Oelwein Comm	15.5%	13	84
North Fayette Valley High School	North Fayette Valley Comm	2.8%	9	322
Oelwein Online School	Oelwein Comm	6.7%	9	135
West Central PK - 8 School	West Central Comm	3.4%	7	207
North Fayette Valley Middle School	North Fayette Valley Comm	1.6%	5	310
Starmont Elementary School	Starmont Comm	2.2%	5	228
Valley Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	1.7%	3	173
Starmont High School	Starmont Comm	1.7%	3	181
Starmont Middle School	Starmont Comm	1.7%	2	121
West Central Charter High School	West Central Comm	2.4%	2	85
West Union Elementary School	North Fayette Valley Comm	0.5%	1	194