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Johnson County Education: 3,518 Black 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 3,518 Black students enrolled in Johnson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.1% more 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, Black students comprised 18.6% of the student body to be the second represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in the county, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 388 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 Black StudentsBlack Students CountTotal School Enrollment
West Senior High SchoolIowa City Comm26.4%3881,472
Iowa City High SchoolIowa City Comm20.2%3241,606
Weber Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm44.6%242542
Northwest Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm27.5%198720
Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm41.6%179430
Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm49.4%177358
Southeast Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm20.2%172853
Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm39.4%163414
Alexander Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm48.3%161333
Liberty High SchoolIowa City Comm12.5%1531,228
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm49.6%128258
Central Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm29.5%125424
Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm24.9%90361
Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm34.3%87254
North Central Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm12.8%82643
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm14%68486
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High SchoolIowa City Comm35.1%67191
Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm8.2%57691
Buford Garner Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm11.9%51428
North Bend Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm14.5%50344
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm24.1%49203
James Van Allen Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm12.2%49403
Christine Grant Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm9.5%48507
Clear Creek Amana High SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm6%47778
Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm19.9%46231
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm11.6%46396
ICCSD PK-12 Online Learning ProgramIowa City Comm24.4%42172
Penn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm7.8%42536
Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm11.3%40354
Tiffin Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm10.9%39358
Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm18%38211
Wickham Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm6.6%22333
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm6.6%18271
Hills Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm9.8%13133
Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm6.7%12180
Solon Intermediate SchoolSolon Comm1%2208
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone Tree Comm0.5%1209
Solon High SchoolSolon Comm0.2%1489
Solon Middle SchoolSolon Comm0.3%1327
Lone Tree Elementary SchoolLone Tree Comm0%0179
Lakeview Elementary SchoolSolon Comm0%0414

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