Cedar Rapids Today

There were 120 Hispanic students enrolled in Benton County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Benton County welcomed 3,656 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.3% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 12 schools in the county, Benton Community Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 19 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.

School Name	School District	% of Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Benton Community Senior High School	Benton Comm	3.9%	19	490
Longfellow Elementary School	Belle Plaine Comm	5.8%	15	259
Norway Elementary School	Benton Comm	4.4%	15	341
Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	4.4%	12	275
Vinton-Shellsburg High School	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm	3%	12	406
Tilford Elementary School	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm	2.3%	11	479
Keystone Elementary School	Benton Comm	7.1%	9	127
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm	2.4%	8	337
Atkins Elementary School	Benton Comm	2%	6	302
Benton Community Middle School	Benton Comm	2.8%	6	212
Shellsburg Elementary School	Vinton-Shellsburg Comm	2.7%	6	225
Belle Plaine Junior-Senior High School	Belle Plaine Comm	0.5%	1	203