There were 898 students enrolled in Wayne County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51% identified as male and 49% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 93.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Wayne County schools, followed by multiracial students with 2.6%, 1.9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0.6% Black and 0.4% Native American.
Wayne Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Wayne County’s five schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 342 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 | Wayne Elementary School | Wayne Comm | 341 | 342 | 0.3% |
| 2 | Wayne Community Junior-Senior High School | Wayne Comm | 257 | 252 | -1.9% |
| 3 | Seymour High School | Seymour Comm | 132 | 124 | -6.1% |
| 4 | Mormon Trail Elementary School | Mormon Trail Comm | 99 | 111 | 12.1% |
| 5 | Seymour Elementary School | Seymour Comm | 68 | 69 | 1.5% |
