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
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.9% identified as male and 49.1% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 85.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Clay County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 9.2%, 3.3% multiracial, 1.2% Black, 0.9% Asian and 0.1% Native American.
Spencer High School had the highest enrollment among Clay County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 718 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.
| Rank | School name | School district | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spencer High School | Spencer Comm | 712 | 718 | 0.8% |
| 2 | Spencer Middle School | Spencer Comm | 514 | 502 | -2.3% |
| 3 | Lincoln Elementary School | Spencer Comm | 467 | 462 | -1.1% |
| 4 | Fairview Park Elementary School | Spencer Comm | 308 | 262 | -14.9% |
| 5 | Johnson Elementary School | Spencer Comm | 162 | 154 | -4.9% |
| 6 | Clay Central-Everly Elementary School | Clay Central-Everly Comm | 60 | 50 | -16.7% |
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