Central DeWitt High School

Central DeWitt High School is one of the reasonably sized four-year high schools in De Witt, Iowa, one of the schools within Central DeWitt School District, with 533 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Central DeWitt High School is one of 4 schools operated by Central DeWitt School District, a district that enrolls 1,552 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Central DeWitt High School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Clinton County (around 42%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central DeWitt High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.6%, the actual is 76.4%, a residual of -2.2 points.

In the broader community, Clinton County reports that median household income runs about $66,981, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clinton County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,129 students), of which Central DeWitt High School is one.

The closest other public school is Central DeWitt Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central DeWitt High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Central DeWitt High School's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 533). Class-load math has grew: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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