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Union County Education: 1,539 white students 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 1,539 white students enrolled in Union County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Union County welcomed 1,735 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in the county, Creston High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 443 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.

Ethnicities in Union County in 2023-24 School Year

White [88.7%]Hispanic [7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Union County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Creston High SchoolCreston Comm87%443509
Creston Elementary SchoolCreston Comm86.2%362420
Creston Middle SchoolCreston Comm87.6%248283
East Union Middle-High SchoolEast Union Comm92.6%224242
East Union Elementary SchoolEast Union Comm94.7%178188
Creston Early Childhood CenterCreston Comm90.3%8493

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