River Bend Times

There were 26 Black students enrolled in Cedar County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.3% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Cedar County welcomed 2,925 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in the county, Hoover Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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 Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Hoover Elementary School	West Branch Comm	2.4%	8	328
North Cedar Junior-Senior High School	North Cedar Comm	1.1%	3	273
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center	North Cedar Comm	2.5%	3	120
Tipton High School	Tipton Comm	1%	3	312
West Branch High School	West Branch Comm	1.2%	3	257
North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center	North Cedar Comm	1.3%	2	155
Tipton Elementary School	Tipton Comm	0.7%	2	278
West Branch Middle School	West Branch Comm	0.9%	2	229
Bennett Elementary School	Bennett Comm	0%	0	57
Durant Elementary School	Durant Comm	0%	0	310
Durant Junior/Senior High School	Durant Comm	0%	0	339
Tipton Middle School	Tipton Comm	0%	0	267