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, 51.6% identified as male and 48.4% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 88.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dickinson County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.1%, 3.6% multiracial, 1.1% Black, 0.4% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and Native American.
Spirit Lake Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Dickinson County’s nine schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 481 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 | Spirit Lake Elementary School | Spirit Lake Comm | 452 | 481 | 6.4% |
| 2 | Okoboji Elementary School | Okoboji Comm | 456 | 439 | -3.7% |
| 3 | Spirit Lake High School | Spirit Lake Comm | 409 | 396 | -3.2% |
| 4 | Okoboji High School | Okoboji Comm | 365 | 373 | 2.2% |
| 5 | Spirit Lake Middle School | Spirit Lake Comm | 358 | 364 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Okoboji Middle School | Okoboji Comm | 346 | 335 | -3.2% |
| 7 | Harris-Lake Park High School | Harris-Lake Park Comm | 160 | 173 | 8.1% |
| 8 | Harris-Lake Park Elementary School | Harris-Lake Park Comm | 153 | 148 | -3.3% |
| 9 | Graettinger-Terril Elementary School | Graettinger-Terril Comm | 126 | 131 | 4% |
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