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Army of 60,000 Pupils Enrolls as Iowa Schools Open
Des Moines reports rising education interest as fall term begins. About 560,000 youths are expected in Iowa’s colleges and schools, with Iowa’s ratio of students to residents higher than most states. State figures show national college enrollment rising from 65,800 in 1900 to 726,124 in 1924, and Iowa eyeing about 1 percent of population as college students and 5 percent college trained. Despite growth, Iowa has 11,885 public school buildings, fewer than Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Texas, but with larger populations.
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