Dubuque Times

There were 65 Black students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16.1% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 2,541 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in the county, Maquoketa Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 20 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
Maquoketa Middle School	Maquoketa Comm	6.1%	20	329
Briggs Elementary School	Maquoketa Comm	6.3%	12	190
Cardinal Elementary School	Maquoketa Comm	5.2%	12	233
Maquoketa Community High School	Maquoketa Comm	1.8%	9	495
Andrew Elementary School	Andrew Comm	4.2%	5	119
Bellevue High School	Bellevue Comm	0.8%	3	364
Easton Valley Elementary School	Easton Valley Comm	0.8%	2	251
Easton Valley Junior High / High School	Easton Valley Comm	0.9%	2	211
Bellevue Elementary School	Bellevue Comm	0%	0	349