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, 52.9% identified as male and 47.1% as female.
Data also showed that white students made up 88.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in Union County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 7%, 2.5% multiracial, 1.3% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.1% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and Native American.
Creston High School had the highest enrollment among Union County’s six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 509 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 | Creston High School | Creston Comm | 532 | 509 | -4.3% |
| 2 | Creston Elementary School | Creston Comm | 410 | 420 | 2.4% |
| 3 | Creston Middle School | Creston Comm | 291 | 283 | -2.7% |
| 4 | East Union Middle-High School | East Union Comm | 259 | 242 | -6.6% |
| 5 | East Union Elementary School | East Union Comm | 203 | 188 | -7.4% |
| 6 | Creston Early Childhood Center | Creston Comm | 97 | 93 | -4.1% |
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