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26 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 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 26 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Johnson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.1% 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 41 schools in the county, Alexander Elementary School, Grant Wood Elementary School and Buford Garner Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 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 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 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander StudentsHawaiian or Pacific Islander Students CountTotal School Enrollment
Alexander Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.9%3333
Grant Wood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.8%3358
Buford Garner Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.7%3428
Lincoln Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.9%2231
Iowa City High SchoolIowa City Comm0.1%21,606
Lakeview Elementary SchoolSolon Comm0.5%2414
Northwest Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm0.3%2720
West Senior High SchoolIowa City Comm0.1%21,472
Weber Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.4%2542
Southeast Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm0.2%2853
North Central Junior High SchoolIowa City Comm0.2%1643
Horace Mann Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.5%1211
Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0.2%1430
Wickham Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0333
Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0254
Penn Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0536
Lone Tree Elementary SchoolLone Tree Comm0%0179
Lone Tree Middle-Senior High SchoolLone Tree Comm0%0209
Solon High SchoolSolon Comm0%0489
Solon Intermediate SchoolSolon Comm0%0208
Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0414
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0203
Longfellow Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0361
Solon Middle SchoolSolon Comm0%0327
Clear Creek Amana High SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0778
Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0691
Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0271
North Bend Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0344
Oak Hill Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0396
Tiffin Elementary SchoolClear Creek Amana Comm0%0358
Bohumil Shimek Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0180
Central Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0424
Christine Grant Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0507
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High SchoolIowa City Comm0%0191
Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0354
Herbert Hoover Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0486
Hills Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0133
ICCSD PK-12 Online Learning ProgramIowa City Comm0%0172
James Van Allen Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0403
Kirkwood Elementary SchoolIowa City Comm0%0258
Liberty High SchoolIowa City Comm0%01,228

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