How many students were enrolled in Clinton County schools for 2023-24 school year?

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

By River Bend Times

Mar 21, 2025

There were 6,890 students enrolled in Clinton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.7% identified as male, 48.2% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 80.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clinton County schools, followed by Hispanic and multiracial students with 6.9%, 5% Black, 0.4% Asian and 0.2% Native American.

Clinton High School had the highest enrollment among Clinton County’s 18 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 945 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.

Enrollment in Clinton County Schools Over 6 Years

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Clinton County

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Clinton High School	Clinton Comm	980	945	-3.6%
2	Clinton Middle School	Clinton Comm	749	753	0.5%
3	Central DeWitt High School	Central DeWitt	546	543	-0.5%
4	Northeast Middle-High School	Northeast Comm	470	478	1.7%
5	Ekstrand Elementary School	Central DeWitt	404	416	3%
6	Eagle Heights Elementary School	Clinton Comm	435	412	-5.3%
7	Bluff Elementary School	Clinton Comm	351	356	1.4%
8	Northeast Elementary School	Northeast Comm	353	347	-1.7%
9	Whittier Elementary School	Clinton Comm	354	337	-4.8%
10	Camanche Elementary School	Camanche Comm	336	325	-3.3%
10	Jefferson Elementary School	Clinton Comm	343	325	-5.2%
12	Central DeWitt Intermediate School	Central DeWitt	329	323	-1.8%
13	Camanche High School	Camanche Comm	319	303	-5%
14	Camanche Middle School	Camanche Comm	282	273	-3.2%
15	Central DeWitt Middle School	Central DeWitt	230	232	0.9%
16	Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance Center	Calamus-Wheatland Comm	196	205	4.6%
17	Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center	Calamus-Wheatland Comm	204	193	-5.4%
18	Delwood Elementary School	Delwood Comm	135	124	-8.1%