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195 Native American students enrolled in Polk 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 195 Native American students enrolled in Polk County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Polk County welcomed 74,753 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 125 schools in the county, East High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 13 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 Polk County in 2023-24 School Year

White [55.8%]Hispanic [18.9%]Black [12.9%]Multiracial [6.3%]Asian [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [0.5%]

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

School NameSchool District% of Native American StudentsNative American Students CountTotal School Enrollment
East High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.6%132,014
North High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%111,514
Roosevelt High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%102,039
Lincoln High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%82,441
Harding Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%5634
Park Ave Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm1.2%5408
Merrill Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%5651
Hoover High SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%5923
Southeast Polk High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.2%52,294
Urbandale High SchoolUrbandale Comm0.3%41,310
Hillside Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.7%4546
Hoyt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%4486
Brody Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%4598
Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%4434
Henry a Wallace Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0.6%4622
South Union Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%3424
Mitchellville Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm1.4%3215
Callanan Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.6%3543
Carver Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%3379
Meredith Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%3653
Summit Middle SchoolJohnston Comm0.3%31,135
Southview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.3%3881
Studebaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%3553
Lovejoy Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%3412
Valley High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.1%32,111
River Woods Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.6%3505
King Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%2273
Hiatt Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%2466
Horizon Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0.3%2673
Willard Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.7%2282
Johnston Middle SchoolJohnston Comm0.2%21,200
Goodrell Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%2493
Madison Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%2247
Virtual CampusDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%2387
Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0.3%2595
McCombs Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%2644
Capitol View Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%2509
Clay Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.3%2615
Clive Learning AcademyWest Des Moines Comm0.4%2483
Westwood Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0.3%2615
Rock Creek Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0.3%2733
Prairie Ridge Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.2%21,008
Parkview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.2%2875
Oak ParkDes Moines Independent Comm0.6%2309
East Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0.5%2412
Phillips Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.8%2254
Ankeny High SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%21,346
Stowe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1311
Ruby Van MeterDes Moines Independent Comm0.9%1112
Northview Middle SchoolAnkeny Comm0.1%11,021
Weeks Middle SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.1%1668
Johnston Senior High SchoolJohnston Comm0.1%11,771
Saydel High SchoolSaydel Comm0.2%1440
Woodside Middle SchoolSaydel Comm0.3%1376
Altoona Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.3%1392
Southeast Polk Junior High SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0.1%11,106
Spring Creek - 6th GradeSoutheast Polk Comm0.2%1544
Rolling Green Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0.4%1244
Urbandale Middle SchoolUrbandale Comm0.1%1869
Crossroads Park Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.2%1539
Fairmeadows Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.2%1514
Indian Hills Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.2%1653
Stilwell Junior High SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.2%1644
Valley SouthwoodsWest Des Moines Comm0.1%1744
Walnut Creek CampusWest Des Moines Comm0.6%1165
Westridge Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0.1%1710
Brubaker Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.2%1618
Cowles Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1320
Findley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%1284
Hanawalt Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1317
Hillis Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1291
Jackson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.2%1435
McKinley Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.4%1253
Pleasant Hill Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.5%1211
Monroe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1377
Moore Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0.3%1298
Four Mile Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0440
South Prairie Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0%0455
Runnells Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0249
North Ridge Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0%0423
Heritage Elementary SchoolDallas Center-Grimes Comm0%0350
Morris Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0475
Willowbrook Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0490
Olmsted Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0%0566
Bondurant-Farrar Junior High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0408
Bondurant-Farrar High SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0804
Bondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0428
Webster Elementary SchoolUrbandale Comm0%0453
Anderson Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Comm0%0522
Crestview School of InquiryWest Des Moines Comm0%0496
Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0557
Prairie Trail Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0542
Northwest Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0346
Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0591
Northeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0631
Heritage Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0599
Crocker Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0514
Ashland Ridge Elementary SchoolAnkeny Comm0%0768
Western Hills Elementary SchoolWest Des Moines Comm0%0542
Ankeny Centennial High SchoolAnkeny Comm0%01,466
Jefferson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0306
Walnut Street SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0207
Hubbell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0383
Howe Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0303
Windsor Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0267
Wright Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0244
Horizon Science Academy Des MoinesHorizon Science Academy0%079
Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0%0564
Samuelson Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0384
Greenwood Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0249
Garton Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0429
Edmunds Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0286
Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolJohnston Comm0%0663
Big Creek Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0337
North Polk Central Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0346
North Polk High SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0647
North Polk Middle SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0493
North Polk West Elementary SchoolNorth Polk Comm0%0356
Cornell Elementary SchoolSaydel Comm0%0472
Downtown SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0235
Morris Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0498
Cattell Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0308
Centennial Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0372
Perkins Elementary SchoolDes Moines Independent Comm0%0444
Delaware Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk Comm0%0395

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Weeks Middle SchoolCowles Elementary SchoolBondurant - Farrar Intermediate SchoolNorth Polk West Elementary SchoolJohnston Middle SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolSpring Creek - 6th GradeHeritage ElementaryBrubaker Elementary SchoolCattell Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar High SchoolSouth Prairie Elementary SchoolOak ParkHubbell ElementaryEdmunds Elementary SchoolVirtual CampusSummit Middle SchoolPleasant Hill Elementary SchoolNorth Ridge Elementary SchoolDowntown SchoolCentennial ElementaryClay ElementaryOlmsted Elementary SchoolHowe ElementaryStudebaker Elementary SchoolJordan Creek Elementary SchoolAltoona Elementary SchoolStilwell Junior High SchoolWestern Hills Elementary SchoolNorth High SchoolCrestview School of InquiryHillside Elementary SchoolPrairie Ridge Middle SchoolBrody Middle SchoolHarding Middle SchoolWebster Elementary SchoolEast High SchoolNorthview Middle SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolSoutheast Polk High SchoolHenry A. Wallace Elementary SchoolWoodside Middle SchoolNorth Polk Middle SchoolCarver ElementaryGoodrell Middle SchoolWillowbrook ElementaryHoyt Middle SchoolAnkeny Centennial High SchoolMerrill Middle SchoolRiver Woods Elementary SchoolRoosevelt High SchoolCornell Elementary SchoolSaydel High SchoolSoutheast Polk Junior HighHiatt Middle SchoolFindley Elementary SchoolNorthwest Elementary SchoolWalnut Street SchoolHoover High SchoolKing Elementary SchoolUrbandale High SchoolWindsor ElementarySamuelson Elementary SchoolMitchellville ElementaryCrossroads Park Elementary SchoolBondurant-Farrar Junior HighClive Learning AcademyJohnston High SchoolMoulton Elementary SchoolStowe Elementary SchoolNortheast ElementaryMadison Elementary SchoolRolling Green Elementary SchoolMonroe Elementary SchoolJackson Elementary SchoolWestridge Elementary SchoolTimber Ridge Elementary SchoolCrocker Elementary SchoolLovejoy Elementary SchoolRunnells ElementaryPerkins Elementary SchoolBig Creek Elementary SchoolFour Mile ElementaryMorris Elementary SchoolDelaware ElementaryBeaver Creek Elementary SchoolPrairie Trail ElementaryValley High SchoolPark Ave Elementary SchoolIndian Hills Junior High SchoolWillard Elementary SchoolRuby Van Meter SchoolParkview Middle SchoolNorth Polk Central Elementary SchoolGarton ElementaryWalnut Creek CampusCallanan Middle SchoolLincoln High SchoolWestwood Elementary SchoolSouth Union Elementary SchoolSoutheast Elementary SchoolPhillips ElementaryAnkeny High SchoolMorris ElementaryGreenwood Elementary SchoolEast Elementary SchoolSouthview Middle SchoolHorizon Science Academy Des MoinesHorizon Elementary SchoolHanawalt ElementaryNorth Polk High SchoolMcCombs Middle SchoolLawson Elementary SchoolHillis Elementary SchoolAshland Ridge ElementaryValley SouthwoodsMoore Elementary SchoolAnderson Elementary SchoolIowa Department of EducationRock Creek ElementaryUrbandale Middle SchoolWright Elementary SchoolCapitol View Elementary SchoolHeritage Elementary SchoolFairmeadows Elementary SchoolMeredith Middle School

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