Linn County Education: 909 Asian students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

By Cedar Rapids Today

Jun 8, 2025

There were 909 Asian students enrolled in Linn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.7% 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, Asian students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the fifth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in the county, Westfield Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 135 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 Asian Students	Asian Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Westfield Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	29.7%	135	454
Linn-Mar High School	Linn-Mar Comm	5.8%	128	2,222
Hazel Point Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	14%	78	558
Oak Ridge School	Linn-Mar Comm	12.5%	67	537
Echo Hill Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	10.3%	48	465
John F. Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.7%	46	1,719
Nixon Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	14.8%	42	284
Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.7%	26	1,575
Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	3.3%	23	695
Prairie High School	College Comm	1.7%	21	1,271
Prairie Point	College Comm	1.6%	21	1,306
Prairie Creek	College Comm	2.3%	19	820
George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.5%	19	1,233
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	4.5%	17	379
Prairie Crest Elementary School	College Comm	3.9%	15	387
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	2.3%	15	646
Excelsior Middle School	Linn-Mar Comm	2.3%	14	605
Indian Creek Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	3.7%	14	376
Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.2%	13	596
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.1%	11	528
Hiawatha Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	3.3%	10	306
Linn Grove Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	2.9%	10	347
Maple Grove Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.8%	9	495
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.3%	7	527
Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.5%	6	409
Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.6%	6	229
Marion High School	Marion Independent	0.7%	5	720
Prairie Heights Elementary School	College Comm	1.3%	5	380
Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.3%	5	397
Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.8%	5	277
Novak Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	1.1%	4	365
Metro High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.2%	4	343
Wilkins Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	1.3%	4	299
McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	1%	4	414
Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.6%	4	247
Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1%	4	396
Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.4%	4	288
Prairie Hill Elementary School	College Comm	0.7%	3	420
Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon Comm	0.7%	3	403
West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.6%	3	481
Springville Secondary School	Springville Comm	1.5%	3	194
Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.1%	3	280
Vernon Middle School	Marion Independent	0.3%	2	621
Central City High School	Central City Comm	0.9%	2	225
Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon Comm	0.4%	2	478
Washington Elementary School	Mount Vernon Comm	0.4%	2	485
Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.6%	2	335
Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.3%	2	159
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.5%	2	366
Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.4%	2	532
Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1%	2	202
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion Independent	0.4%	1	284
Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett Comm	0.6%	1	170
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.3%	1	286
North Linn Elementary School	North Linn Comm	0.4%	1	225
Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.3%	1	301
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.3%	1	343
Prairie View Elementary School	College Comm	0.3%	1	392
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	College Comm	0.3%	1	382
North-Linn Middle School	North Linn Comm	0%	0	104
North-Linn Senior High School	North Linn Comm	0%	0	157
Springville Elementary School	Springville Comm	0%	0	239
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Independent	0%	0	195
Starry Elementary School	Marion Independent	0%	0	245
Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon Comm	0%	0	297
Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon Comm	0%	0	396
Prairie Edge	College Comm	0%	0	70
Central City Elementary School	Central City Comm	0%	0	174
Center Point-Urbana Primary School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	294
Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	317
Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	462
Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	294
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	16
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	44
Alburnett Senior High School	Alburnett Comm	0%	0	278
Alburnett Elementary School	Alburnett Comm	0%	0	326