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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Marion County, Iowa

Across Marion County, Iowa, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Viersen Early Learning Center leads the list at 2.9%, against a median of 0.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Marion County, Iowa

Top % Black

2.9%

Median % Black

0.8%

MOST BLACK · MARION COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Viersen Early Learning Center	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	137	4	2.9%
2	Melcher-Dallas High School	Melcher, IA	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	151	4	2.6%
3	Madison Elementary School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	401	9	2.2%
4	Pella Middle School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	375	8	2.1%
5	Pella High School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	801	17	2.1%
6	West Elementary	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	485	6	1.2%
7	Jefferson Intermediate	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	494	5	1.0%
8	Pleasantville High School	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	241	2	0.8%
9	Pleasantville Middle School	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	128	1	0.8%
10	Melcher-Dallas Elementary	Dallas, IA	Melcher-Dallas Comm School District	157	1	0.6%
11	Knoxville Middle School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	323	2	0.6%
12	Lincoln Elementary School	Pella, IA	Pella Comm School District	254	1	0.4%
13	Northstar Elementary School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	348	1	0.3%
14	Pleasantville Elementary	Pleasantville, IA	Pleasantville Comm School District	456	1	0.2%
15	Knoxville High School	Knoxville, IA	Knoxville Comm School District	508	1	0.2%
16	Twin Cedars Elementary School	Bussey, IA	Twin Cedars Comm School District	170	0	0.0%
17	Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School	Bussey, IA	Twin Cedars Comm School District	142	0	0.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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