McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about
Data showed that Clinton County welcomed 6,890 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 5% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 18 schools in the county, Clinton High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton High School | Clinton Comm | 8.5% | 80 | 945 |
| Clinton Middle School | Clinton Comm | 9.4% | 71 | 753 |
| Bluff Elementary School | Clinton Comm | 12.6% | 45 | 356 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Clinton Comm | 11.7% | 38 | 325 |
| Central DeWitt High School | Central DeWitt | 4.6% | 25 | 543 |
| Whittier Elementary School | Clinton Comm | 5.9% | 20 | 337 |
| Eagle Heights Elementary School | Clinton Comm | 3.6% | 15 | 412 |
| Ekstrand Elementary School | Central DeWitt | 3.6% | 15 | 416 |
| Central DeWitt Intermediate School | Central DeWitt | 3.7% | 12 | 323 |
| Northeast Middle-High School | Northeast Comm | 1% | 5 | 478 |
| Central DeWitt Middle School | Central DeWitt | 2.2% | 5 | 232 |
| Camanche Elementary School | Camanche Comm | 1.2% | 4 | 325 |
| Northeast Elementary School | Northeast Comm | 0.9% | 3 | 347 |
| Camanche Middle School | Camanche Comm | 0.7% | 2 | 273 |
| Camanche High School | Camanche Comm | 0.3% | 1 | 303 |
| Calamus-Wheatland Sec Attendance Center | Calamus-Wheatland Comm | 0.5% | 1 | 205 |
| Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center | Calamus-Wheatland Comm | 0.5% | 1 | 193 |
| Delwood Elementary School | Delwood Comm | 0% | 0 | 124 |
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