Aplington-Parkersburg High School

Located at 610 N Johnson St, in Parkersburg, Iowa, Aplington-Parkersburg High School is a modestly sized 9-12 campus that hosts 247 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 47% smaller than typical.

Aplington-Parkersburg High School is one of 4 schools operated by Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District, a district that works with 821 students overall.

Demographically, Aplington-Parkersburg High School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Aplington-Parkersburg High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 81.8%; this one delivers 85.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,715 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Aplington-Parkersburg High School is one of 11 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 2,120 students).

The closest other public school is Parkersburg Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Aplington-Parkersburg High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 82.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aplington-Parkersburg High School has shrank 5%, going from 260 students in 2018 to 247 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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