School choice debate: Where are the private schools in Iowa?
Updated: 5:56 PM CST Jan 20, 2023
School choice debate: Where are the private schools in Iowa?
Updated: 5:56 PM CST Jan 20, 2023
vlog 8 NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. THANK YOU, AMANDA. THIS MAP OF THE STATE SHOWS WHERE IOWA’S PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE THERE IS AT LEAST ONE IN 57 OF IOWA’S 99 COUNTIES NOW HAVE A DARKER SHADED COUNTIES YOU SEE HERE HAVE THE MOST 42 COUNTIES SHADED HERE IN GRAY. THEY DON’T HAVE ANY AT ALL. HERE WE’VE HIGHLIGHTED WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHERN IOWA. IT’S ONE OF THE COUNTIES WITHOUT A PRIVATE SCHOOL. NOW, IF THIS BILL BECOMES LAW AND WAYNE COUNTY PARENTS WANT TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO AN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOL, THE NEAREST ONE IS IN MARI
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School choice debate: Where are the private schools in Iowa?
Updated: 5:56 PM CST Jan 20, 2023
After gaining approval from the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday,the governor's proposal to use taxpayer money to fund private school scholarships is ready for debate and a full vote on the Senate floor.House File 68 passed out of the House Education Reform Committee Wednesday, the final hurdle it needed to clear before becoming eligible for a full House vote. A full vote is expected next week.With the debate swirling between all sides of the issue, if the plan is implemented, where would students be able to use vouchers to attend private school?Using Iowa Department of Education Data, vlog mapped out where each school is and how many each county has. In southern Iowa, private schools are few and far between, many southern Iowa counties have zero private schools. More densely populated areas have more private options for families. Polk County, the state's most populated county, has the most private schools, followed by Dubuque, Linn, Black Hawk and Sioux Counties.57 Iowa counties have at least one private school, 42 of them don't. Of the 57 with a private school, 24 of them have only one. Data provided was most recently updated in August 2022.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 enrollment data for private schools may not be completely accurate, not all private schools reported numbers to the state. Hardin and Mahaska Counties have a private school, but did not report enrollment.
After gaining approval from the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday, to use taxpayer money to fund private school scholarships is ready for debate and a full vote on the Senate floor.
passed out of the House Education Reform Committee Wednesday, the final hurdle it needed to clear before becoming eligible for a full House vote. A full vote is expected next week.
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With the debate swirling between all sides of the issue, if the plan is implemented, where would students be able to use vouchers to attend private school?
, vlog mapped out where each school is and how many each county has. In southern Iowa, private schools are few and far between, many southern Iowa counties have zero private schools. More densely populated areas have more private options for families. Polk County, the state's most populated county, has the most private schools, followed by Dubuque, Linn, Black Hawk and Sioux Counties.
57 Iowa counties have at least one private school, 42 of them don't. Of the 57 with a private school, 24 of them have only one. Data provided was most recently updated in August 2022.
Some enrollment data for private schools may not be completely accurate, not all private schools reported numbers to the state. Hardin and Mahaska Counties have a private school, but did not report enrollment.