North Iowa Reporter

There were 865 students enrolled in Worth County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.6% identified as male, 48.2% as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Worth County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.4%, 2.5% multiracial, 1.6% Black, 0.2% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 0.1% Native American.

Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School had the highest enrollment among Worth County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 281 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	Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School	Northwood-Kensett Comm	273	281	2.9%
2	Northwood-Kensett Elementary School	Northwood-Kensett Comm	246	248	0.8%
3	Central Springs High School	Central Springs Comm	226	233	3.1%
4	Central Springs Elementary Manly Campus	Central Springs Comm	108	103	-4.6%