North Iowa Reporter

There were 1,912 white students enrolled in Butler County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Butler County welcomed 2,054 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 11 schools in the county, Aplington-Parkersburg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 254 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.

School Name	School District	% of white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Aplington-Parkersburg High School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	97.3%	254	261
North Butler Junior-Senior High School	North Butler Comm	93.1%	243	261
North Butler Elementary School	North Butler Comm	94.6%	229	242
Dike-New Hartford Junior High School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	93.7%	209	223
Aplington Elementary School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	91.8%	169	184
Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	92%	162	176
Parkersburg Elementary School	Aplington-Parkersburg Comm	91.5%	151	165
Clarksville High School	Clarksville Comm	97.1%	134	138
New Hartford Elementary School	Dike-New Hartford Comm	94.7%	125	132
Clarksville Elementary School	Clarksville Comm	89%	121	136
Shell Rock Elementary School	Waverly-Shell Rock Comm	84.6%	115	136