McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia
Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.8% identified as male and 47.2% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 91.6% of the student body, the largest percentage in Lucas County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 6.3%, 1.3% multiracial, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% Black and 0.1% Native American.
Chariton High School had the highest enrollment among Lucas County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 375 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 | Chariton High School | Chariton Comm | 392 | 375 | -4.3% |
| 2 | Columbus Elementary School | Chariton Comm | 284 | 309 | 8.8% |
| 3 | Chariton Middle School | Chariton Comm | 285 | 288 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Van Allen Elementary School | Chariton Comm | 254 | 276 | 8.7% |
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