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, 52.9% identified as male and 47.1% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 88.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lyon County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.4%, 1.9% multiracial, 1.8% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% Black and 0.2% Asian and Native American.
West Lyon Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Lyon County’s eight schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 494 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 | West Lyon Elementary School | West Lyon Comm | 477 | 494 | 3.6% |
| 2 | Central Lyon Elementary School | Central Lyon Comm | 384 | 384 | 0% |
| 3 | Central Lyon Secondary School | Central Lyon Comm | 363 | 364 | 0.3% |
| 4 | West Lyon High School | West Lyon Comm | 307 | 284 | -7.5% |
| 5 | George-Little Rock Elementary School | George-Little Rock Comm | 218 | 216 | -0.9% |
| 6 | West Lyon Junior High School | West Lyon Comm | 133 | 134 | 0.8% |
| 7 | George-Little Rock Senior High School | George-Little Rock Comm | 123 | 124 | 0.8% |
| 8 | George-Little Rock Middle School | George-Little Rock Comm | 60 | 67 | 11.7% |
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