Cedar Rapids Today

There were 2,596 students enrolled in Jones County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 52.8% identified as male and 47.1% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jones County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4.6%, 2.9% multiracial, 1.6% Black, 0.6% Asian and 0.1% Native American.

Anamosa High School had the highest enrollment among Jones County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 390 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	Anamosa High School	Anamosa Comm	397	390	-1.8%
2	Strawberry Hill	Anamosa Comm	372	365	-1.9%
3	Anamosa Middle School	Anamosa Comm	344	339	-1.5%
4	Monticello High School	Monticello Comm	366	337	-7.9%
5	Monticello Middle School	Monticello Comm	299	316	5.7%
6	Midland Middle/High School	Midland Comm	303	278	-8.3%
7	Carpenter Elementary School	Monticello Comm	196	204	4.1%
8	Midland Elementary School	Midland Comm	182	178	-2.2%
9	Shannon Elementary School	Monticello Comm	113	124	9.7%
10	Olin Elementary School	Olin Consolidated	81	65	-19.8%