Cedar Rapids Today

There were 23 Black students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 41% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Washington County welcomed 3,589 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in the county, Washington Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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.

School Name	School District	% of Black Students	Black Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Washington Middle School	Washington Comm	2.3%	8	349
Washington High School	Washington Comm	1.1%	5	435
Mid-Prairie Middle School	Mid-Prairie Comm	0.7%	3	410
Lincoln Upper Elementary School	Washington Comm	0.9%	3	344
Stewart Elementary School	Washington Comm	0.8%	3	364
Highland Elementary School	Highland Comm	0.4%	1	237
Highland High School	Highland Comm	0%	0	169
Highland Middle School	Highland Comm	0%	0	112
Mid-Prairie East Elementary School	Mid-Prairie Comm	0%	0	280
Mid-Prairie High School	Mid-Prairie Comm	0%	0	374
Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy	Mid-Prairie Comm	0%	0	26
Mid-Prairie West Elementary School	Mid-Prairie Comm	0%	0	240
Waco Elementary School	Waco Comm	0%	0	249