Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 7.9% 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 3, 2025

There were 2,747 multiracial students enrolled in Linn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% 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, multiracial students comprised 7.9% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in the county, Thomas Jefferson High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 139 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 multiracial Students	multiracial Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.8%	139	1,575
Linn-Mar High School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.9%	132	2,222
George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	10.6%	131	1,233
John F. Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.2%	124	1,719
Prairie High School	College Comm	6.9%	88	1,271
Prairie Point	College Comm	6.7%	88	1,306
Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.4%	79	695
Prairie Creek	College Comm	9%	74	820
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	19.1%	70	366
Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	12.4%	66	532
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	10.6%	56	528
Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	9.4%	56	596
West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.2%	54	481
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	15.5%	53	343
McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	12.6%	52	414
Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	16.9%	51	301
Metro High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	14%	48	343
Marion High School	Marion Independent	6.7%	48	720
Excelsior Middle School	Linn-Mar Comm	7.6%	46	605
Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	15.6%	46	294
Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	13.7%	46	335
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids Comm	16.1%	46	286
Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	18.2%	45	247
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	6.7%	43	646
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.6%	40	527
Vernon Middle School	Marion Independent	6.1%	38	621
Maple Grove Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	7.5%	37	495
Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	13.2%	37	280
Prairie Crest Elementary School	College Comm	9%	35	387
Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	12.2%	35	288
Hazel Point Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	6.1%	34	558
Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	14.8%	34	229
Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.3%	33	397
Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	11.9%	33	277
Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.3%	33	396
Linn Grove Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	9.2%	32	347
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	8.4%	32	379
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	College Comm	7.9%	30	382
Prairie Hill Elementary School	College Comm	7.1%	30	420
Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	14.4%	29	202
Prairie View Elementary School	College Comm	7.1%	28	392
Indian Creek Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	7.4%	28	376
Hiawatha Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	9.2%	28	306
Wilkins Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	8.7%	26	299
Novak Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	6.8%	25	365
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion Independent	8.8%	25	284
Prairie Heights Elementary School	College Comm	6.6%	25	380
Nixon Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.5%	24	284
Starry Elementary School	Marion Independent	9.8%	24	245
Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	5.6%	23	409
Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon Comm	4.8%	23	478
Oak Ridge School	Linn-Mar Comm	4.3%	23	537
Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon Comm	5.5%	22	403
Washington Elementary School	Mount Vernon Comm	4.3%	21	485
Westfield Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	3.7%	17	454
Prairie Edge	College Comm	21.4%	15	70
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Independent	7.2%	14	195
Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	8.2%	13	159
Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon Comm	3.3%	13	396
Echo Hill Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	2.6%	12	465
Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	2.6%	12	462
Center Point-Urbana Primary School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	3.4%	10	294
Springville Secondary School	Springville Comm	4.6%	9	194
Alburnett Elementary School	Alburnett Comm	2.8%	9	326
Central City Elementary School	Central City Comm	4.6%	8	174
Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	2.5%	8	317
Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon Comm	2.4%	7	297
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	15.9%	7	44
Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett Comm	2.9%	5	170
North-Linn Middle School	North Linn Comm	4.8%	5	104
Alburnett Senior High School	Alburnett Comm	1.4%	4	278
Central City High School	Central City Comm	1.3%	3	225
North Linn Elementary School	North Linn Comm	1.3%	3	225
North-Linn Senior High School	North Linn Comm	1.3%	2	157
Springville Elementary School	Springville Comm	0.8%	2	239
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	Cedar Rapids Comm	6.3%	1	16