South Iowa News

There were 1,059 students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.5% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as male and 48.5% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.8% of the student body, the largest percentage in Monroe County schools, followed by Hispanic and multiracial students with 3.5%, 0.9% Black and 0.1% Asian, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and Native American.

Albia High School had the highest enrollment among Monroe County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 378 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	Albia High School	Albia Comm	374	378	1.1%
2	Lincoln Center	Albia Comm	293	304	3.8%
3	Grant Center	Albia Comm	233	226	-3%
4	Albia Middle School	Albia Comm	164	151	-7.9%