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Decatur County Education: 5 Asian 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 five Asian students enrolled in Decatur County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Decatur County welcomed 1,043 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in the county, Lamoni Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Decatur County in 2023-24 School Year

White [91%]Ethnicities <5% [9.1%]

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

School NameSchool District% of Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Lamoni Middle SchoolLamoni Comm4.6%365
Central Decatur Middle School/High School High SchoolCentral Decatur Comm0.3%1321
South Elementary SchoolCentral Decatur Comm0.7%1134
North Elementary SchoolCentral Decatur Comm0%0176
Lamoni Elementary SchoolLamoni Comm0%0160
Lamoni High SchoolLamoni Comm0%081
Mormon Trail Junior-Senior High SchoolMormon Trail Comm0%0106

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