There were 10 Black students enrolled in Keokuk County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 23.1% decrease from the previous year, according to the Iowa Department of Education.
Keokuk County enrolled 982 students in the 2024-25 school year. Black students made up 1% of the student body and were the county’s fourth-represented ethnicity.
Of the county’s six schools, Sigourney Elementary School had the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with five.
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.
| School Name | School District | % of Black Students | Black Students Count | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Elementary School | Sigourney Comm | 1.8% | 5 | 284 |
| Sigourney Junior-Senior High School | Sigourney Comm | 1% | 3 | 287 |
| Keota Elementary School | Keota Comm | 0.7% | 1 | 139 |
| Tri-County Junior-Senior High School | Tri-County Comm | 1.3% | 1 | 77 |
| Keota High School | Keota Comm | 0% | 0 | 114 |
| Tri-County Elementary School | Tri-County Comm | 0% | 0 | 81 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Iowa Department of Education. The source data can be found here.