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761 Asian students enrolled in Johnson County schools 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 761 Asian students enrolled in Johnson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% 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, Asian students comprised 4% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in the county, West Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 155 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 Asian StudentsAsian Students CountTotal School Enrollment
West Senior High SchoolIowa City Comm10.5%1551,472
Wickham Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm22.8%76333
Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm16.2%67414
Northwest Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm7.8%56720
Weber Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm7.9%43542
Iowa City High SchoolIowa City Comm2.4%391,606
Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm7.2%31430
Liberty High SchoolIowa City Comm2.5%311,228
James Van Allen Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm7.7%31403
Central Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm6.4%27424
North Central Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm3.6%23643
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm4.3%21486
Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm8.2%19231
Tiffin Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm4.2%15358
Southeast Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm1.5%13853
Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm1.7%12691
Penn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm1.9%10536
Clear Creek Amana High SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm1.3%10778
North Bend Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm2.9%10344
Buford Garner Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm2.1%9428
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm3.1%8258
Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm4.4%8180
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm1.8%7396
Alexander Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm2.1%7333
Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm1.7%6358
Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm2.4%5211
Christine Grant Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.8%4507
Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm1.1%4361
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm1.5%3203
ICCSD PK-12 Online Learning ProgramIowa City Comm1.7%3172
Solon High SchoolSolon Comm0.4%2489
Solon Middle SchoolSolon Comm0.6%2327
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High SchoolIowa City Comm0.5%1191
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0.4%1271
Lakeview Elementary SchoolSolon Comm0.2%1414
Solon Intermediate SchoolSolon Comm0.5%1208
Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0354
Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0254
Hills Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0133
Lone Tree Elementary SchoolLone Tree Comm0%0179
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone Tree Comm0%0209

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