Wapello County Education: 3,901 white students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

By South Iowa News

Sep 11, 2025

There were 3,901 white students enrolled in Wapello County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Wapello County welcomed 6,284 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 17 schools in the county, Ottumwa High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 636 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 Wapello County in 2023-24 School Year

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

School Name	School District	% of white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Ottumwa High School	Ottumwa Comm	51.3%	636	1,239
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Junior-Senior High School	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	95.1%	404	425
Liberty Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	50%	382	764
Evans Middle School	Ottumwa Comm	52.4%	361	689
Cardinal Elementary School	Cardinal Comm	88.7%	353	398
Cardinal Junior High School	Cardinal Comm	86.4%	260	301
Cardinal High School	Cardinal Comm	92.1%	255	277
Eddyville Elementary School	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	93.5%	229	245
Eisenhower Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	75.7%	184	243
Douma Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	50.1%	173	345
Horace Mann Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	62.2%	156	251
The Gateway Center	Ottumwa Comm	51.3%	118	230
Wilson Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	32.9%	113	343
Pickwick Early Childhood Center	Ottumwa Comm	50.9%	84	165
James Elementary School	Ottumwa Comm	36%	82	228
Blakesburg Elementary School	Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD	95.2%	80	84
Ottumwa Virtual Learning	Ottumwa Comm	54.4%	31	57