NW Iowa News

There were 1,290 students enrolled in Emmet County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.2% identified as male, 48.7% as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 67.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Emmet County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 27.6%, 3.7% multiracial, 0.9% Black, 0.2% Asian and 0.1% Native American.

Demoney Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Emmet County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 423 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	Demoney Elementary School	Estherville Lincoln Central Com	447	423	-5.4%
2	Estherville Lincoln Central High School	Estherville Lincoln Central Com	384	367	-4.4%
3	Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School	Estherville Lincoln Central Com	312	314	0.6%
4	North Union High School	North Union Comm	194	186	-4.1%