Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 6.9% of Linn County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | https://educate.iowa.gov/about

By Cedar Rapids Today

Jun 5, 2025

There were 2,376 Hispanic students enrolled in Linn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 6.9% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in the county, Thomas Jefferson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 171 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 Hispanic Students	Hispanic Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	10.9%	171	1,575
Linn-Mar High School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.6%	124	2,222
John F. Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7%	120	1,719
George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.8%	108	1,233
Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	24.2%	99	409
Prairie High School	College Comm	7.6%	97	1,271
Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.1%	77	695
Prairie Point	College Comm	5.1%	66	1,306
Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	15.6%	62	397
Prairie Creek	College Comm	6%	49	820
Hiawatha Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	15.7%	48	306
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.5%	45	528
Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.9%	42	532
Prairie View Elementary School	College Comm	10.7%	42	392
Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7%	42	596
West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.3%	40	481
Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	16.2%	40	247
Vernon Middle School	Marion Independent	6.1%	38	621
Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	12.8%	37	288
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.6%	36	646
Marion High School	Marion Independent	4.9%	35	720
Metro High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	9.9%	34	343
Nixon Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	12%	34	284
Maple Grove Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	6.7%	33	495
Prairie Hill Elementary School	College Comm	7.9%	33	420
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.5%	33	286
Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.2%	33	294
Oak Ridge School	Linn-Mar Comm	6%	32	537
Linn Grove Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	8.9%	31	347
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.2%	30	366
Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.6%	30	396
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.5%	29	343
Excelsior Middle School	Linn-Mar Comm	4.6%	28	605
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	7.1%	27	379
Hazel Point Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	4.7%	26	558
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	College Comm	6.8%	26	382
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	4.9%	26	527
McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	6.3%	26	414
Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	12.4%	25	202
Prairie Heights Elementary School	College Comm	6.3%	24	380
Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.7%	24	277
Westfield Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.3%	24	454
Prairie Crest Elementary School	College Comm	5.9%	23	387
Novak Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	6.3%	23	365
Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.3%	22	301
Washington Elementary School	Mount Vernon Comm	4.1%	20	485
Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.7%	20	229
Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	6.4%	18	280
Wilkins Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.7%	17	299
Echo Hill Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	3.7%	17	465
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion Independent	6%	17	284
Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	4.8%	16	335
Indian Creek Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	4.3%	16	376
Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	3.2%	15	462
Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	9.4%	15	159
Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon Comm	3.5%	14	403
Center Point-Urbana Primary School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	4.8%	14	294
Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon Comm	3.5%	14	396
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Independent	5.6%	11	195
Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon Comm	1.9%	9	478
Starry Elementary School	Marion Independent	3.3%	8	245
Central City High School	Central City Comm	2.7%	6	225
Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon Comm	2%	6	297
Central City Elementary School	Central City Comm	2.9%	5	174
Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	1.6%	5	317
Springville Secondary School	Springville Comm	2.1%	4	194
Prairie Edge	College Comm	5.7%	4	70
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	Cedar Rapids Comm	18.8%	3	16
Alburnett Senior High School	Alburnett Comm	0.7%	2	278
Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett Comm	1.2%	2	170
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.3%	1	44
North-Linn Senior High School	North Linn Comm	0.6%	1	157
Springville Elementary School	Springville Comm	0.4%	1	239
Alburnett Elementary School	Alburnett Comm	0.3%	1	326
North Linn Elementary School	North Linn Comm	0%	0	225
North-Linn Middle School	North Linn Comm	0%	0	104