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Johnson County Education: 11,275 white students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

There were 11,275 white students enrolled in Johnson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Johnson County welcomed 18,928 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in the county, Liberty High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 867 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 Johnson County in 2023-24 School Year

White [59.6%]Black [18.6%]Hispanic [11.8%]Multiracial [5.8%]Ethnicities <5% [4.2%]

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

School NameSchool District% of white Studentswhite Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Liberty High SchoolIowa City Comm70.6%8671,228
Iowa City High SchoolIowa City Comm52.1%8361,606
West Senior High SchoolIowa City Comm47%6921,472
Clear Creek Amana High SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm79.2%616778
Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm74.5%515691
Solon High SchoolSolon Comm94.5%462489
North Central Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm69.1%444643
Southeast Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm49.9%426853
Penn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm78.2%419536
Christine Grant Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm77.9%395507
Lakeview Elementary SchoolSolon Comm92%381414
Northwest Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm47.6%343720
Solon Middle SchoolSolon Comm95.7%313327
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm71.2%282396
Buford Garner Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm61.2%262428
James Van Allen Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm61.3%247403
Tiffin Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm65.1%233358
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm84.1%228271
Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm64.1%227354
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm46.3%225486
North Bend Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm65.4%225344
Weber Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm38.9%211542
Wickham Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm60.7%202333
Solon Intermediate SchoolSolon Comm94.7%197208
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone Tree Comm90.4%189209
Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm49.3%178361
Central Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm40.6%172424
Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm38.6%166430
Lone Tree Elementary SchoolLone Tree Comm89.9%161179
Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm33.6%139414
Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm75.6%136180
Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm57.1%132231
Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm62.1%131211
Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm46.9%119254
ICCSD PK-12 Online Learning ProgramIowa City Comm51.7%89172
Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm23.5%84358
Alexander Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm24.6%82333
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm36.5%74203
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm26.4%68258
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High SchoolIowa City Comm31.9%61191
Hills Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm34.6%46133

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