Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of Dallas County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

McKenzie Snow, Director of Iowa Department of Education | Ballotpedia

By West DSM News

May 18, 2025

There were 24 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Dallas County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 33.3% more 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, Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 37 schools in the county, Perry Middle School and Perry Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 Dallas County in 2023-24 School Year

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

School Name	School District	% of Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students	Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Count	Total School Enrollment
Perry Middle School	Perry Comm	1.1%	4	369
Perry Elementary School	Perry Comm	0.5%	4	806
Waukee High School	Waukee Comm	0.1%	2	1,345
DC-G Oak View	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0.4%	2	565
Radiant Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0.3%	2	789
Timberline School	Waukee Comm	0.2%	2	918
Shuler Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0.2%	1	640
Dallas Center-Grimes High School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0.1%	1	1,027
ADM Senior High School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	0.1%	1	682
Perry High School	Perry Comm	0.2%	1	589
Northwest High School	Waukee Comm	0.1%	1	1,524
Van Meter High School	Van Meter Comm	0.3%	1	305
Grant Ragan Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0.2%	1	662
Adel Elementary School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	0.3%	1	340
Walnut Hills Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	590
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	675
Waukee Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	713
Waukee Middle School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	701
Woodland Hills Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	569
Dexter Elementary School	West Central Valley Comm	0%	0	181
West Central Valley Middle School	West Central Valley Comm	0%	0	189
Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center	Woodward-Granger Comm	0%	0	178
Woodward-Granger Elementary School	Woodward-Granger Comm	0%	0	369
Woodward-Granger High School	Woodward-Granger Comm	0%	0	266
Woodward-Granger Middle School	Woodward-Granger Comm	0%	0	220
South Middle School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	913
Prairieview School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	1,078
Maple Grove Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	439
Eason Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	620
Brookview Elementary School	Waukee Comm	0%	0	642
Van Meter Middle School	Van Meter Comm	0%	0	241
Van Meter Elementary School	Van Meter Comm	0%	0	517
Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0%	0	537
Dallas Center Elementary	Dallas Center-Grimes Comm	0%	0	179
Meadow View Elementary School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	0%	0	523
DeSoto Intermediate School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	0%	0	333
ADM Middle School	Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm	0%	0	344