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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 92.4% of Mitchell County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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

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

There were 1,394 white students enrolled in Mitchell County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Mitchell County welcomed 1,509 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Lincoln Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 329 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 Mitchell County in 2023-24 School Year

White [92.4%]Ethnicities <5% [7.7%]

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

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Lincoln Elementary SchoolOsage Comm91.6%329359
Osage High SchoolOsage Comm92.2%272295
St. Ansgar Elementary SchoolSt Ansgar Comm93.7%267285
Osage Middle SchoolOsage Comm92.6%262283
St. Ansgar High SchoolSt Ansgar Comm93.2%150161
St. Ansgar Middle SchoolSt Ansgar Comm90.5%114126

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