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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.8% of Winnebago County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were 81 multiracial students enrolled in Winnebago County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 15.7% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Winnebago County welcomed 2,135 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Forest City Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 26 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 Winnebago County in 2023-24 School Year

White [83.5%]Hispanic [10.3%]Ethnicities <5% [6.1%]

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

School NameSchool District% of multiracial Studentsmultiracial Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Forest City Elementary SchoolForest City Comm6.5%26398
Forest City Middle SchoolForest City Comm6.3%20319
Forest City High SchoolForest City Comm3%10333
Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills Comm3.6%10280
Lake Mills Senior High SchoolLake Mills Comm3.3%7213
Lake Mills Middle SchoolLake Mills Comm2.1%3141
North Iowa Elementary Buffalo CenterNorth Iowa Comm1.4%3217
North Iowa High SchoolNorth Iowa Comm1.5%2134
North Iowa Middle SchoolNorth Iowa Comm0%0100

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