West DSM News

There were 15,893 white students enrolled in Dallas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.

Data showed that Dallas County welcomed 21,578 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 73.7% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 37 schools in the county, Northwest High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,183 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 white Students	white Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Northwest High School	Waukee Comm	77.6%	1,183	1,524
Dallas Center-Grimes High School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	85.7%	880	1,027
Waukee High School	Waukee Comm	63.9%	859	1,345
Prairieview School	Waukee Comm	74.4%	802	1,078
ADM Senior High School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	92.4%	630	682
South Middle School	Waukee Comm	65.4%	597	913
Timberline School	Waukee Comm	63.3%	581	918
Radiant Elementary School	Waukee Comm	73.5%	580	789
Waukee Middle School	Waukee Comm	75.6%	530	701
Shuler Elementary School	Waukee Comm	81.6%	522	640
DC-G Oak View	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	88.1%	498	565
Waukee Elementary School	Waukee Comm	68.4%	488	713
Van Meter Elementary School	Van Meter Comm	93.4%	483	517
Meadow View Elementary School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	91%	476	523
Walnut Hills Elementary School	Waukee Comm	80.3%	474	590
Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	86%	462	537
Grant Ragan Elementary School	Waukee Comm	68.6%	454	662
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Waukee Comm	67.3%	454	675
Eason Elementary School	Waukee Comm	65.3%	405	620
Brookview Elementary School	Waukee Comm	61.2%	393	642
Woodland Hills Elementary School	Waukee Comm	61.2%	348	569
Woodward-Granger Elementary School	Woodward-Granger Comm	91.1%	336	369
ADM Middle School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	92.4%	318	344
Perry Elementary School	Perry Comm	38.5%	310	806
Adel Elementary School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	90.6%	308	340
DeSoto Intermediate School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	86.5%	288	333
Van Meter High School	Van Meter Comm	91.5%	279	305
Woodward-Granger High School	Woodward-Granger Comm	96.2%	256	266
Maple Grove Elementary School	Waukee Comm	53.1%	233	439
Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter Comm	92.9%	224	241
Perry High School	Perry Comm	38%	224	589
Woodward-Granger Middle School	Woodward-Granger Comm	95.9%	211	220
Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center	Woodward-Granger Comm	93.3%	166	178
Dallas Center Elementary	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	91.6%	164	179
West Central Valley Middle School	West Central Valley Comm	85.2%	161	189
Perry Middle School	Perry Comm	43.4%	160	369
Dexter Elementary School	West Central Valley Comm	86.2%	156	181