How many students were enrolled in Butler County schools for 2023-24 school year?

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

By North Iowa Reporter

Mar 21, 2025

There were 2,054 students enrolled in Butler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.8% identified as male, 48.1% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Butler County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.3%, 2.5% multiracial, 0.7% Black and 0.4% Asian.

Aplington-Parkersburg High School and North Butler Junior-Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Butler County’s 11 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 261 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.

Enrollment in Butler County Schools Over 6 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Butler County

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Aplington-Parkersburg High School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	264	261	-1.1%
1	North Butler Junior-Senior High School	North Butler Comm	271	261	-3.7%
3	North Butler Elementary School	North Butler Comm	246	242	-1.6%
4	Dike-New Hartford Junior High School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	215	223	3.7%
5	Aplington Elementary School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	194	184	-5.2%
6	Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	179	176	-1.7%
7	Parkersburg Elementary School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	183	165	-9.8%
8	Clarksville High School	Clarksville Comm	141	138	-2.1%
9	Clarksville Elementary School	Clarksville Comm	141	136	-3.5%
9	Shell Rock Elementary School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	138	136	-1.4%
11	New Hartford Elementary School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	139	132	-5%