Tama County schools enrolled 539 Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.
Tama County’s total enrollment was 2,336 students in the 2024-25 school year. Hispanic students made up 23.1% of the student body, the county’s second-largest ethnicity.
Of the eight schools in the county, South Tama County Elementary School had the highest Hispanic enrollment in the 2024-25 school year, with 182 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. Enrollment in public districts and charter schools decreased 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.
| School Name | School District | % of Hispanic Students | Hispanic Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Tama County Elementary School | South Tama County | 39.7% | 182 | 459 |
| South Tama County Middle School | South Tama County | 38.3% | 158 | 413 |
| South Tama County High School | South Tama County | 36.8% | 155 | 421 |
| GMG Secondary School | GMG Comm | 4.9% | 10 | 205 |
| North Tama High School | North Tama County Comm | 4.4% | 9 | 203 |
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School | Union Comm | 4.7% | 9 | 192 |
| Union Middle School | Union Comm | 4.6% | 9 | 194 |
| North Tama Elementary School | North Tama County Comm | 2.8% | 7 | 249 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Iowa Department of Education. The source data can be found here.