23,847 white students enrolled in Linn County schools in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

By Cedar Rapids Today

May 30, 2025

There were 23,847 white students enrolled in Linn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Linn County welcomed 34,567 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 69% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in the county, Linn-Mar High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,677 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 Linn County in 2023-24 School Year

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

School Name	School District	% of white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Linn-Mar High School	Linn-Mar Comm	75.5%	1,677	2,222
John F. Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	73.1%	1,257	1,719
Prairie Point	College Comm	72.9%	952	1,306
Prairie High School	College Comm	72.4%	920	1,271
Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	49.3%	776	1,575
George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	56%	690	1,233
Marion High School	Marion Independent	82.8%	596	720
Prairie Creek	College Comm	67.2%	551	820
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	81.4%	526	646
Vernon Middle School	Marion Independent	82.8%	514	621
Excelsior Middle School	Linn-Mar Comm	79.2%	479	605
Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	65%	452	695
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	84.8%	447	527
Washington Elementary School	Mount Vernon Comm	90.9%	441	485
Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon Comm	91.2%	436	478
Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	94.2%	435	462
Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	67.4%	402	596
Hazel Point Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	69.2%	386	558
Oak Ridge School	Linn-Mar Comm	70.8%	380	537
Echo Hill Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	80.4%	374	465
Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon Comm	92.7%	367	396
Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon Comm	89.6%	361	403
Maple Grove Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	72.5%	359	495
Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	59.8%	318	532
Alburnett Elementary School	Alburnett Comm	96.9%	316	326
Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	95.9%	304	317
Indian Creek Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	80.9%	304	376
Novak Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	78.9%	288	365
West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	59.5%	286	481
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	74.7%	283	379
Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon Comm	95.3%	283	297
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	College Comm	73.8%	282	382
Prairie Hill Elementary School	College Comm	65.5%	275	420
Alburnett Senior High School	Alburnett Comm	96%	267	278
Prairie Crest Elementary School	College Comm	68.2%	264	387
Center Point-Urbana Primary School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	89.8%	264	294
Prairie Heights Elementary School	College Comm	68.2%	259	380
Prairie View Elementary School	College Comm	66.1%	259	392
Westfield Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	55.9%	254	454
Linn Grove Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	69.2%	240	347
Wilkins Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	78.9%	236	299
Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	70.1%	235	335
Springville Elementary School	Springville Comm	98.3%	235	239
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion Independent	79.2%	225	284
McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	53.4%	221	414
North Linn Elementary School	North Linn Comm	96.9%	218	225
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	39.8%	210	528
Central City High School	Central City Comm	92.4%	208	225
Starry Elementary School	Marion Independent	78.4%	192	245
Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	68.2%	191	280
Hiawatha Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	59.5%	182	306
Springville Secondary School	Springville Comm	90.7%	176	194
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	47.3%	173	366
Central City Elementary School	Central City Comm	92.5%	161	174
Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	53.5%	161	301
Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett Comm	93.5%	159	170
Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	39.3%	156	397
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Independent	79.5%	155	195
North-Linn Senior High School	North Linn Comm	97.5%	153	157
Metro High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	44%	151	343
Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	49%	144	294
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	38.8%	133	343
Nixon Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	46.1%	131	284
Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	56.3%	129	229
Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	44.8%	129	288
Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	46.2%	128	277
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids Comm	37.8%	108	286
Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	24.9%	102	409
Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	62.9%	100	159
North-Linn Middle School	North Linn Comm	95.2%	99	104
Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	38.5%	95	247
Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	38.1%	77	202
Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	18.9%	75	396
Prairie Edge	College Comm	55.7%	39	70
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	65.9%	29	44
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	Cedar Rapids Comm	43.8%	7	16