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Davis County: 4% less students were enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

There were 1,161 students enrolled in Davis County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.2% identified as male and 47.8% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Davis County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4%, 1.4% multiracial, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Black and 0.1% Native American.

Davis County Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Davis County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 415 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.

Enrollment in Davis County Schools Over 6 Years

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Breakdown of Student Enrollment in Davis County

RankSchool nameSchool districtTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
1Davis County Elementary SchoolDavis County Comm427415-2.8%
2Davis County Community High SchoolDavis County Comm408374-8.3%
3Davis County Middle SchoolDavis County Comm356342-3.9%
4DC OnlineDavis County Comm193057.9%

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