River Bend Times

There were 213 Black students enrolled in Muscatine County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% more 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, Black students comprised 3.4% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in the county, Muscatine High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 65 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
Muscatine High School	Muscatine Comm	4.4%	65	1,470
Jefferson Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	7.6%	32	421
Susan Clark Junior High School	Muscatine Comm	5.2%	31	599
McKinley Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	7%	30	430
Mulberry Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	8.2%	23	280
Grant Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	4.7%	14	301
Franklin Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	3.5%	10	288
Madison Elementary School	Muscatine Comm	1%	4	388
West Liberty High School	West Liberty Comm	0.5%	2	382
West Liberty Middle School	West Liberty Comm	0.5%	2	391
West Liberty Elementary School	West Liberty Comm	0%	0	438
Wilton Elementary School	Wilton Comm	0%	0	478
Wilton Junior-Senior High School	Wilton Comm	0%	0	441