South Iowa News

There were 381 students enrolled in Adams County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 50.1% identified as male and 49.9% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.9% of the student body, the largest percentage in Adams County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 3.9%, 2.9% multiracial and 0.3% Asian.

Southwest Valley High school had the highest enrollment among Adams County’s two schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 193 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	Southwest Valley High school	Corning Comm	209	193	-7.7%
2	Corning Elementary School	Corning Comm	187	188	0.5%