Dubuque Times

There were 2,470 students enrolled in Delaware County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.5% identified as male and 48.5% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Delaware County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 2.8%, 2.3% multiracial, 2.1% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.2% Native American.

West Delaware High School had the highest enrollment among Delaware County’s 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 466 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.

Rank	School name	School district	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
1	West Delaware High School	West Delaware County Comm	474	466	-1.7%
2	Lambert Elementary School	West Delaware County Comm	442	420	-5%
3	West Delaware Middle School	West Delaware County Comm	377	372	-1.3%
4	Dyersville Elementary School	Western Dubuque Comm	296	283	-4.4%
5	Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School	Edgewood-Colesburg Comm	273	268	-1.8%
6	Maquoketa Valley Senior High School	Maquoketa Valley Comm	191	211	10.5%
7	Maquoketa Valley Middle School	Maquoketa Valley Comm	159	147	-7.5%
8	Delhi Elementary School	Maquoketa Valley Comm	148	143	-3.4%
9	Johnston Elementary School	Maquoketa Valley Comm	109	101	-7.3%
10	Earlville Elementary School	Maquoketa Valley Comm	54	59	9.3%