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, 52.2% identified as male and 47.8% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 77.2% of the student body, the largest percentage in O'Brien County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 18.4%, 2.1% multiracial, 1.2% Black, 0.6% Asian and 0.4% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
East Elementary School had the highest enrollment among O'Brien County’s eight schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 457 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 | East Elementary School | Sheldon Comm | 446 | 457 | 2.5% |
| 2 | Sheldon High School | Sheldon Comm | 342 | 345 | 0.9% |
| 3 | Sheldon Middle School | Sheldon Comm | 320 | 319 | -0.3% |
| 4 | South O'Brien Elementary School Primghar Center | South O'Brien Comm | 266 | 266 | 0% |
| 5 | South O'Brien Secondary School | South O'Brien Comm | 252 | 241 | -4.4% |
| 6 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm | 236 | 239 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm | 203 | 208 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm | 174 | 171 | -1.7% |
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