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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 6.1% of Dickinson County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were 173 Hispanic students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17.7% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Dickinson County welcomed 2,840 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Okoboji Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 35 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.

Ethnicities in Dickinson County in 2023-24 School Year

White [88.6%]Hispanic [6.1%]Ethnicities <5% [5.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Dickinson County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of Hispanic StudentsHispanic Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Okoboji Elementary SchoolOkoboji Comm8%35439
Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit Lake Comm7.7%28364
Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit Lake Comm5.6%27481
Okoboji Middle SchoolOkoboji Comm6.3%21335
Okoboji High SchoolOkoboji Comm5.1%19373
Spirit Lake High SchoolSpirit Lake Comm4.5%18396
Harris-Lake Park High SchoolHarris-Lake Park Comm5.8%10173
Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolHarris-Lake Park Comm5.4%8148
Graettinger-Terril Elementary SchoolGraettinger-Terril Comm5.3%7131

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