South Iowa News

There were 977 students enrolled in Taylor County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 54.4% identified as male and 45.6% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 83% of the student body, the largest percentage in Taylor County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 15.4%, 1.2% multiracial and 0.4% Black.

Lenox Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Taylor County’s four schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 271 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	Lenox Elementary School	Lenox Comm	260	271	4.2%
2	Bedford Elementary School	Bedford Comm	255	246	-3.5%
3	Bedford High School	Bedford Comm	243	243	0%
4	Lenox High School	Lenox Comm	217	217	0%