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4 Native American students enrolled in Dickinson County schools 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 four Native American students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 20% less 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, Native American students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Spirit Lake High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Spirit Lake High SchoolSpirit Lake Comm0.8%3396
Spirit Lake Elementary SchoolSpirit Lake Comm0.2%1481
Graettinger-Terril Elementary SchoolGraettinger-Terril Comm0%0131
Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolHarris-Lake Park Comm0%0148
Harris-Lake Park High SchoolHarris-Lake Park Comm0%0173
Okoboji Elementary SchoolOkoboji Comm0%0439
Okoboji High SchoolOkoboji Comm0%0373
Okoboji Middle SchoolOkoboji Comm0%0335
Spirit Lake Middle SchoolSpirit Lake Comm0%0364

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