Dubuque Times

There were 2,541 students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed at the time, 51.8% identified as male and 48.1% as female.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.4% of the student body, the largest percentage in Jackson County schools, followed by multiracial students with 2.8%, 2.6% Black, 2.5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Hispanic and 0.2% Asian.

Maquoketa Community High School had the highest enrollment among Jackson County’s nine schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 495 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	Maquoketa Community High School	Maquoketa Comm	497	495	-0.4%
2	Bellevue High School	Bellevue Comm	362	364	0.6%
3	Bellevue Elementary School	Bellevue Comm	343	349	1.7%
4	Maquoketa Middle School	Maquoketa Comm	315	329	4.4%
5	Easton Valley Elementary School	Easton Valley Comm	242	251	3.7%
6	Cardinal Elementary School	Maquoketa Comm	214	233	8.9%
7	Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Easton Valley Comm	211	211	0%
8	Briggs Elementary School	Maquoketa Comm	198	190	-4%
9	Andrew Elementary School	Andrew Comm	124	119	-4%