Ballard High School

Set in Huxley, Iowa, Ballard High School is a reasonably sized secondary school, one of the schools within Ballard Comm School District. It educates 586 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 25% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Across the 4 schools in Ballard Comm School District (1,872 students total), Ballard High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Ballard High School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, Ballard High School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at Ballard High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Story County runs at roughly 28%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ballard High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 84.3%; this one delivers 79.3%.

Around the school, census data for Story County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,685 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Ballard High School is one of 26 public schools in Story County (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students).

Ballard Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ballard High School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 80.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ballard High School has expanded 4%, going from 564 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025.

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