North Iowa Reporter

There were 1,416 students enrolled in Algona Comm School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.3% were boys, and 47.7% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 88.5% of the Algona Comm School District's total enrollment.

Algona Comm School District roughly covers five schools within Kossuth County and has a main office in Algona.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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Algona High School	463	471	1.7%
Algona Middle School	440	413	-6.1%
Bertha Godfrey Elementary School	132	127	-3.8%
Bryant Elementary School	204	205	0.5%
Lucia Wallace Elementary School	184	200	8.7%