North Iowa Reporter

There were 1,454 students enrolled in Hancock County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.8% identified as male and 47.2% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Hancock County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 10.4%, 2.1% multiracial, 1.3% Black, 0.4% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 0.3% Asian.

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hancock County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 336 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	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm	335	336	0.3%
2	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm	311	294	-5.5%
3	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Middle School	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm	258	257	-0.4%
4	West Hancock Elementary School	West Hancock Comm	215	229	6.5%
5	West Hancock High School	West Hancock Comm	162	170	4.9%
6	West Hancock Middle School	West Hancock Comm	165	168	1.8%