Albia High School

Set in Albia, Iowa, Albia High School is a tight-knit senior high, one of the schools within Albia Comm School District. It enrolls 348 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Albia Comm School District (1,123 students total), Albia High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Albia High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Albia High School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Albia High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Albia High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.0%, the actual is 75.9%, a residual of -0.1 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $70,996 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Monroe County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students), Albia High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Albia Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Albia High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Albia High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Albia High School has expanded 4%, going from 336 students in 2018 to 348 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.