Central Springs High School

Located at 105 S East St, in Manly, Iowa, Central Springs High School is a modestly sized secondary school that enrolls 236 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Central Springs Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 50% below typical.

Central Springs Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 779 students; Central Springs High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Central Springs High School shows that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central Springs High School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central Springs High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Worth County) records that median household earnings sit near $78,008, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Worth County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 931 students), Central Springs High School is one campus in the mix.

Central Springs Elementary Manly Campus is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Central Springs High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 69.4%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 12%: 211 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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