North Iowa Reporter

There were 526 Hispanic students enrolled in Cerro Gordo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in the county, Mason City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 134 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Mason City High School	Mason City Comm	13.9%	134	967
Lincoln Intermediate School	Mason City Comm	12.5%	61	488
John Adams Middle School	Mason City Comm	13%	60	463
Roosevelt Elementary School	Mason City Comm	15.1%	55	365
Clear Creek Elementary School	Clear Lake Comm	8.2%	50	610
Hoover Elementary School	Mason City Comm	12.1%	32	264
Harding Elementary School	Mason City Comm	12.3%	30	244
Clear Lake High School	Clear Lake Comm	5.7%	26	458
Jefferson Elementary School	Mason City Comm	7.5%	23	307
Clear Lake Middle School	Clear Lake Comm	6.7%	22	326
West Fork Elementary at Rockwell	West Fork Comm	3.7%	12	322
Alternative School	Mason City Comm	12%	11	92
Mason City Virtual Academy	Mason City Comm	12.2%	10	82