Tama County schools enrolled 2,336 students in the 2024-25 school year, a decline of 1.8% from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.
Of those students, 50.9% identified as male and 49.1% as female.
White students accounted for 66.1% of the student body, followed by Hispanic students at 23.1%, 4.8% multiracial, 4.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian and 0.8% Black.
Among the county’s eight schools, South Tama County Elementary School had the largest enrollment in the 2024-25 school year, with 459 students.
Iowa’s certified K-12 enrollment declined slightly in the 2025-26 school year, according to the Iowa Department of Education. Total certified enrollment across public and accredited nonpublic schools fell 0.9% to 515,221 students. Public district and charter school enrollment declined 1.53% to 473,329 students, while accredited nonpublic school enrollment rose 6.4% to 41,892.
The department also reported that 41,044 students used Students First Education Savings Accounts at accredited nonpublic schools as of the Oct. 1 certified enrollment date.
| Rank | School name | School district | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Tama County Elementary School | South Tama County | 466 | 459 | -1.5% |
| 2 | South Tama County High School | South Tama County | 448 | 421 | -6% |
| 3 | South Tama County Middle School | South Tama County | 431 | 413 | -4.2% |
| 4 | North Tama Elementary School | North Tama County Comm | 249 | 249 | 0% |
| 5 | GMG Secondary School | GMG Comm | 210 | 205 | -2.4% |
| 6 | North Tama High School | North Tama County Comm | 198 | 203 | 2.5% |
| 7 | Union Middle School | Union Comm | 189 | 194 | 2.6% |
| 8 | Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School | Union Comm | 189 | 192 | 1.6% |
The Iowa Department of Education provided the information in this article. The source data can be found here.