North Iowa Reporter

There were 771 white students enrolled in Worth County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Worth County welcomed 865 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the four schools in the county, Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 243 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
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School	Northwood-Kensett Comm	86.5%	243	281
Northwood-Kensett Elementary School	Northwood-Kensett Comm	89.5%	222	248
Central Springs High School	Central Springs Comm	89.7%	209	233
Central Springs Elementary Manly Campus	Central Springs Comm	94.2%	97	103