Linn County Education: 176 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in 2023-24 school year

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

By Cedar Rapids Today

Jun 9, 2025

There were 176 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Linn County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the sixth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 76 schools in the county, Hoover Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 17 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 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students	Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Hoover Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	4.3%	17	396
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.5%	13	528
Thomas Jefferson High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.8%	13	1,575
Wright Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	4%	10	247
Prairie High School	College Comm	0.7%	9	1,271
Wilson Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2%	8	397
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.8%	8	286
Prairie Creek	College Comm	1%	8	820
Cleveland Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.5%	7	277
Prairie Crest Elementary School	College Comm	1.8%	7	387
Prairie Point	College Comm	0.5%	7	1,306
Harrison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	2.4%	7	288
Van Buren Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.5%	6	409
Metro High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.7%	6	343
George Washington High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.4%	5	1,233
Prairie View Elementary School	College Comm	1%	4	392
Prairie Hill Elementary School	College Comm	0.7%	3	420
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.8%	3	366
Linn-Mar High School	Linn-Mar Comm	0.1%	3	2,222
Grant Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1%	3	294
Garfield Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	1.5%	3	202
Franklin Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.6%	3	532
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	Cedar Rapids Comm	18.8%	3	16
Prairie Heights Elementary School	College Comm	0.5%	2	380
Francis Marion Intermediate School	Marion Independent	0.7%	2	284
Harding Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.3%	2	695
Maple Grove Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.4%	2	495
Arthur Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.9%	2	229
Pierce Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.6%	2	335
Bowman Woods Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0.3%	1	379
West Willow Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.2%	1	481
Marion High School	Marion Independent	0.1%	1	720
Erskine Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.4%	1	280
Taft Middle School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.2%	1	596
Vernon Middle School	Marion Independent	0.2%	1	621
Oak Ridge School	Linn-Mar Comm	0.2%	1	537
John F. Kennedy High School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0.1%	1	1,719
Novak Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	365
Westfield Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	454
Linn Grove Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	347
Indian Creek Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	376
Wilkins Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	299
Lisbon Elementary School	Lisbon Comm	0%	0	396
Lisbon Secondary School	Lisbon Comm	0%	0	297
Longfellow Elementary School	Marion Independent	0%	0	195
Starry Elementary School	Marion Independent	0%	0	245
Mount Vernon High School	Mount Vernon Comm	0%	0	478
Mount Vernon Middle School	Mount Vernon Comm	0%	0	403
Washington Elementary School	Mount Vernon Comm	0%	0	485
North Linn Elementary School	North Linn Comm	0%	0	225
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
Springville Secondary School	Springville Comm	0%	0	194
Alburnett Elementary School	Alburnett Comm	0%	0	326
Alburnett Middle School	Alburnett Comm	0%	0	170
Alburnett Senior High School	Alburnett Comm	0%	0	278
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	44
Grant Wood Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	301
Hiawatha Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	306
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	343
Madison Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	159
McKinley STEAM Academy	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	414
Nixon Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	284
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Cedar Rapids Comm	0%	0	527
Center Point-Urbana High School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	462
Center Point-Urbana Middle School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	317
Center Point-Urbana Primary School	Center Point-Urbana Comm	0%	0	294
Central City Elementary School	Central City Comm	0%	0	174
Central City High School	Central City Comm	0%	0	225
Prairie Edge	College Comm	0%	0	70
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	College Comm	0%	0	382
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	646
Echo Hill Elementary School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	465
Excelsior Middle School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	605
Hazel Point Intermediate School	Linn-Mar Comm	0%	0	558