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Iowa condition of education report: enrollment dips, teacher workforce grows and concurrent enrollment surges
Summary
The Department presented its 2024 Condition of Education report and projections showing a modest statewide enrollment decline and growth in teacher headcount, while concurrent (joint) enrollment in community colleges and high schools continues to expand.
State education officials presented the Department of Education’s 2024 Condition of Education report and the Department’s multi‑year enrollment projections, advising the board that Iowa faces a modest decline in K‑12 enrollment while the teacher workforce headcount has increased over the last decade.
Chief data officer Jay Pennington told the board that statewide K‑12 enrollment for 2023–24 was about 483,699 and is projected to trend downward through 2028–29, largely mirroring national birth‑rate trends. Pennington said the department uses county birth data and local cohort progression to make five‑year…
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