21 Asian students enrolled in Bremer County schools in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

By North Iowa Reporter

May 14, 2025

There were 21 Asian students enrolled in Bremer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.7% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Bremer County welcomed 4,647 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in the county, Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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.

Ethnicities in Bremer County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Bremer County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School Name	School District	% of Asian Students	Asian Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	1%	7	696
Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	0.8%	6	746
West Cedar Elementary School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	0.9%	2	225
Southeast Elementary School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	0.6%	1	167
Margaretta Carey Elementary School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	0.4%	1	238
Janesville Elementary School	Janesville Consolidated	0.5%	1	200
K-5 Elementary School Lincoln Street Building	Denver Comm	0.2%	1	442
Denver Senior High School	Denver Comm	0.4%	1	273
Denver Middle School	Denver Comm	0.5%	1	220
Durant Elementary School	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm	0%	0	171
Sumner-Fredericksburg High School	Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm	0%	0	245
Tripoli Elementary School	Tripoli Comm	0%	0	187
Tripoli Middle/Senior High School	Tripoli Comm	0%	0	172
Readlyn Elementary School	Wapsie Valley Comm	0%	0	109
Wapsie Valley High School	Wapsie Valley Comm	0%	0	293
Greenview Alternative School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	0%	0	37
Janesville Junior-Senior High School	Janesville Consolidated	0%	0	226