18 Native American students enrolled in Dubuque County schools in 2023-24 school year

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

By Dubuque Times

May 30, 2025

There were 18 Native American students enrolled in Dubuque County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 80% more than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Dubuque County welcomed 12,797 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Native American students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in the county, Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Dubuque County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Dubuque County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School Name	School District	% of Native American Students	Native American Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School	Dubuque Comm	0.3%	3	1,063
Dubuque Senior High School	Dubuque Comm	0.1%	2	1,466
Eisenhower Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0.4%	2	568
Drexler Middle School	Western Dubuque Comm	0.3%	2	658
Hempstead High School	Dubuque Comm	0.1%	2	1,549
John Kennedy Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0.4%	2	495
Western Dubuque High School	Western Dubuque Comm	0.1%	1	897
Cascade Junior-Senior High School	Western Dubuque Comm	0.3%	1	381
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Dubuque Comm	0.2%	1	454
Prescott Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0.3%	1	340
Sageville Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0.4%	1	285
Peosta Elementary School	Western Dubuque Comm	0%	0	387
Farley Elementary School	Western Dubuque Comm	0%	0	238
Epworth Elementary School	Western Dubuque Comm	0%	0	335
Cascade Elementary School	Western Dubuque Comm	0%	0	257
Table Mound Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	382
Marshall Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	309
Lincoln Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	230
Irving Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	377
Hoover Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	264
George Washington Middle School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	607
Dubuque Online School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	242
Carver Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	477
Bryant Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	293
Audubon Elementary School	Dubuque Comm	0%	0	243