South Iowa News

There were 1,771 students enrolled in Appanoose County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 53.9% identified as male, 45.8% as female, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.5% of the student body, the largest percentage in Appanoose County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4.1%, 1.6% multiracial, 1.1% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.2% Native American.

Lakeview Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Appanoose County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 541 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	Lakeview Elementary School	Centerville Comm	575	541	-5.9%
2	Centerville High School	Centerville Comm	404	400	-1%
3	Howar Middle School	Centerville Comm	299	306	2.3%
4	Moravia High School	Moravia Comm	224	216	-3.6%
5	Moravia Elementary School	Moravia Comm	140	137	-2.1%
6	Moulton Elementary School	Moulton-Udell Comm	90	93	3.3%
7	Moulton-Udell High School	Moulton-Udell Comm	67	78	16.4%