River Bend Times

There were 2,051 Hispanic students enrolled in Muscatine County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Muscatine County welcomed 6,307 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 32.5% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in the county, Muscatine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 451 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Muscatine High School	Muscatine Comm	30.7%	451	1,470
West Liberty Elementary School	West Liberty Comm	64.6%	283	438
West Liberty Middle School	West Liberty Comm	58.6%	229	391
West Liberty High School	West Liberty Comm	57.1%	218	382
Susan Clark Junior High School	Muscatine Comm	29.9%	179	599
Jefferson Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	39.2%	165	421
Franklin Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	45.5%	131	288
McKinley Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	28.4%	122	430
Madison Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	26.5%	103	388
Grant Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	24.3%	73	301
Mulberry Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	12.5%	35	280
Wilton Junior-Senior High School	Wilton Comm	7.3%	32	441
Wilton Elementary School	Wilton Comm	6.3%	30	478