McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
Data showed that Dickinson County welcomed 2,840 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in the county, Spirit Lake Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 420 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 white Students | white Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Lake Elementary School | Spirit Lake Comm | 87.3% | 420 | 481 |
| Okoboji Elementary School | Okoboji Comm | 87% | 382 | 439 |
| Spirit Lake High School | Spirit Lake Comm | 88.4% | 350 | 396 |
| Okoboji High School | Okoboji Comm | 90.1% | 336 | 373 |
| Spirit Lake Middle School | Spirit Lake Comm | 86.5% | 315 | 364 |
| Okoboji Middle School | Okoboji Comm | 88.7% | 297 | 335 |
| Harris-Lake Park High School | Harris-Lake Park Comm | 92.5% | 160 | 173 |
| Harris-Lake Park Elementary School | Harris-Lake Park Comm | 89.9% | 133 | 148 |
| Graettinger-Terril Elementary School | Graettinger-Terril Comm | 94.7% | 124 | 131 |
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