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6,307 students enrolled in Muscatine County schools 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 6,307 students enrolled in Muscatine County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50% identified as female, 49.9% as male, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 58.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Muscatine County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 32.5%, 4.4% multiracial, 3.4% Black, 0.8% Asian and 0.3% Native American.

Muscatine High School had the highest enrollment among Muscatine County’s 13 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,470 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 Muscatine County Schools Over 6 Years

01,2002,4003,6004,8006,0002023-242022-232021-222020-212019-202018-1963076,30764606,46065106,51065916,59160426,04257585,758

Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Muscatine County

RankSchool nameSchool districtTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
1Muscatine High SchoolMuscatine Comm1,5391,470-4.5%
2Susan Clark Junior High SchoolMuscatine Comm662599-9.5%
3Wilton Elementary SchoolWilton Comm488478-2%
4Wilton Junior-Senior High SchoolWilton Comm4274413.3%
5West Liberty Elementary SchoolWest Liberty Comm36143821.3%
6McKinley Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm448430-4%
7Jefferson Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm434421-3%
8West Liberty Middle SchoolWest Liberty Comm399391-2%
9Madison Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm425388-8.7%
10West Liberty High SchoolWest Liberty Comm3643824.9%
11Grant Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm2993010.7%
12Franklin Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm2652888.7%
13Mulberry Elementary SchoolMuscatine Comm2592808.1%

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