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
Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.4% were boys, and 47.6% were girls.
The most represented ethnicity among Ottumwa Comm School District students was white, with 50.9% of students identifying as white.
Ottumwa Comm School District roughly covers 11 schools within Wapello County and has a main office in Ottumwa.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.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottumwa High School | 1,317 | 1,239 | -5.9% |
| Gateway High School | 187 | 230 | 23% |
| Ottumwa Virtual Learning | 27 | 57 | 111.1% |
| Evans Middle School | 1,047 | 689 | -34.2% |
| Pickwick Early Childhood Center | 166 | 165 | -0.6% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | 238 | 243 | 2.1% |
| Liberty Elementary School | 430 | 764 | 77.7% |
| James Elementary School | 229 | 228 | -0.4% |
| Horace Mann Elementary School | 240 | 251 | 4.6% |
| Douma Elementary School | 330 | 345 | 4.5% |
| Wilson Elementary School | 345 | 343 | -0.6% |
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