North Iowa Reporter

There were 650 students enrolled in Wapsie Valley Comm School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54% were boys, and 46% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 96.3% of the Wapsie Valley Comm School District's total enrollment.

Wapsie Valley Comm School District roughly covers seven schools within Bremer County and has a main office in Fairbank.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
Wapsie Valley High School	304	293	-3.6%
Fairbank Elementary School	169	175	3.6%
Readlyn Elementary School	109	109	0%
Rural Elementary School #1	24	27	12.5%
Rural Elementary School #2	26	28	7.7%
Rural Elementary School #4	15	18	20%