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The highest-poverty public high schools in Story County, Iowa

7 public high schools in Story County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Colo-NESCO Middle/High School leads the list at 42.6%, against a median of 29.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Story County, Iowa

Top % FRL

42.6%

Median % FRL

29.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · STORY COUNTY, IOWA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Colo-NESCO Middle/High School	Colo, IA	Colo-NESCO Comm School District	High	216	42.6%
2	Nevada High School	Nevada, IA	Nevada Comm School District	High	498	36.5%
3	Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School	Maxwell, IA	Collins-Maxwell Comm School District	High	190	35.3%
4	Ames High School	Ames, IA	Ames Comm School District	High	1,440	29.9%
5	Roland-Story High School	Story City, IA	Roland-Story Comm School District	High	317	18.0%
6	Ballard High School	Huxley, IA	Ballard Comm School District	High	586	15.4%
7	Gilbert High School	Gilbert, IA	Gilbert Comm School District	High	509	5.7%

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