River Bend Times

There were 1,514 students enrolled in Central DeWitt School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.7% were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 88.6% of the Central DeWitt School District's total enrollment.

Central DeWitt School District roughly covers four schools within Clinton County and has a main office in De Witt.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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Central DeWitt High School	546	543	-0.5%
Central DeWitt Middle School	230	232	0.9%
Central DeWitt Intermediate School	329	323	-1.8%
Ekstrand Elementary School	404	416	3%