North Iowa Reporter

There were 2,158 students enrolled in Floyd County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.1% identified as male and 48.9% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 80.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Floyd County schools, followed by Black and Hispanic students with 6.3%, 4.7% multiracial, 1.6% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and Native American.

Charles City High School had the highest enrollment among Floyd County’s eight schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 522 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Charles City High School	Charles City Comm	534	522	-2.2%
2	Charles City Middle School	Charles City Comm	423	378	-10.6%
3	Lincoln Elementary School	Charles City Comm	184	299	62.5%
4	Central Springs Middle School	Central Springs Comm	277	265	-4.3%
5	RRMR Elementary School	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm	208	201	-3.4%
6	Washington Elementary School	Charles City Comm	318	198	-37.7%
7	Rockford Junior-Senior High School	Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rk Comm	174	176	1.1%
8	Central Springs Elementary School - Nora Springs	Central Springs Comm	129	119	-7.8%