Dubuque Times

There were 3,436 students enrolled in Western Dubuque Comm School District schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Of all students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 91.8% of the Western Dubuque Comm School District's total enrollment.

Western Dubuque Comm School District roughly covers eight schools within Dubuque County and has a main office in Farley.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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Western Dubuque High School	920	897	-2.5%
Cascade Junior-Senior High School	395	381	-3.5%
Drexler Middle School	655	658	0.5%
Cascade Elementary School	243	257	5.8%
Dyersville Elementary School	296	283	-4.4%
Epworth Elementary School	348	335	-3.7%
Farley Elementary School	230	238	3.5%
Peosta Elementary School	352	387	9.9%