North Iowa Reporter

There were 3,759 white students enrolled in Cerro Gordo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Cerro Gordo County welcomed 4,988 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 75.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in the county, Mason City High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 687 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
Mason City High School	Mason City Comm	71%	687	967
Clear Creek Elementary School	Clear Lake Comm	85.6%	522	610
Clear Lake High School	Clear Lake Comm	85.6%	392	458
Lincoln Intermediate School	Mason City Comm	70.7%	345	488
John Adams Middle School	Mason City Comm	67.8%	314	463
West Fork Elementary at Rockwell	West Fork Comm	93.2%	300	322
Clear Lake Middle School	Clear Lake Comm	85%	277	326
Jefferson Elementary School	Mason City Comm	75.6%	232	307
Roosevelt Elementary School	Mason City Comm	63.6%	232	365
Harding Elementary School	Mason City Comm	68.9%	168	244
Hoover Elementary School	Mason City Comm	60.6%	160	264
Alternative School	Mason City Comm	72.8%	67	92
Mason City Virtual Academy	Mason City Comm	76.8%	63	82