NW Iowa News

There were 1,815 Hispanic students enrolled in Sioux County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Sioux County welcomed 5,162 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 35.2% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in the county, Kinsey Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 249 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.

School Name	School District	% of Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Kinsey Elementary School	Sioux Center Comm	52.2%	249	477
Sioux Center High School	Sioux Center Comm	44.4%	223	502
Rock Valley Elementary School	Rock Valley Comm	42.7%	165	386
Sioux Center Middle School	Sioux Center Comm	40.5%	142	351
Orange City Elementary School	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm	20.9%	140	669
MOC-Floyd Valley High School	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm	21.8%	108	496
Rock Valley High School	Rock Valley Comm	38.4%	106	276
West Sioux High School	West Sioux Comm	41.6%	104	250
Sioux Center Intermediate School	Sioux Center Comm	40%	98	245
Hawarden Elementary School	West Sioux Comm	44.5%	93	209
Boyden-Hull Elementary School	Boyden-Hull Comm	31%	89	287
Boyden-Hull High School	Boyden-Hull Comm	30.1%	82	272
Rock Valley Middle School	Rock Valley Comm	39.7%	77	194
West Sioux Middle School	West Sioux Comm	35.8%	54	151
MOC-Floyd Valley Middle School	MOC-Floyd Valley Comm	16.6%	53	320
Ireton Elementary School	West Sioux Comm	41.6%	32	77