Enrollment
372
High
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARITON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190705000313
Chariton High School
501 N Grand, Chariton, IA 50049 · (641) 774-5066 · Lucas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
205 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 27% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chariton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 66.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chariton High School
Chariton High School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton High School this school | 372 | 55.1% | 67.5% |
| Cardinal High School Eldon | 270 | 53.3% | 65.3% |
| Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School Pocahontas | 367 | 53.7% | 70.5% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 368 | 51.1% | 60.8% |
| Wayne Community Jr-Sr High School Corydon | 255 | 54.9% | 78.4% |
| Maquoketa Community High School Maquoketa | 477 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chariton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #219 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #233 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #259 of 314 ▼ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #128 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #83 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #169 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #28 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #118 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 372 | 28.5 | 13.1:1 | 55% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 27.7 | 13.5:1 | 52% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 50% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 29.2 | 12.8:1 | 49% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 44% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 36% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 38 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chariton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (375 to 372); teachers down 2% (29.2 to 28.5).
About Chariton High School
In Chariton, Iowa, Chariton High School is a small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 372 students. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Chariton Comm School District has a total of 4 schools and 1,249 students, Chariton High School among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Chariton High School is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. Among Lucas County residents, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Chariton High School is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Chariton High School totals 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Chariton High School is about 55%.
Chariton High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Iowa public high schools.
Chariton High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.5%, compared with a predicted 64.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Lucas County, the median household earns about $61,793 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Chariton High School shares Lucas County with 3 other public schools.
Van Allen Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Chariton High School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Chariton High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 364 in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25.
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Lucas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,716
Census ACS
Median income
$61,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chariton Comm School District
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Chariton Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Other schools in Chariton
- Columbus Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Chariton Middle SchoolMiddle · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Van Allen Elementary School0.3 mi · 292
- Columbus Elementary School0.5 mi · 301
- Chariton Middle School0.8 mi · 284
- Southeast Warren Intermediate12.7 mi · 95
- Melcher-Dallas High School14.4 mi · 151
- Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School15.2 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Chariton High SchoolHow many students attend Chariton High School?
Chariton High School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chariton High School serve?
Chariton High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chariton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chariton High School is approximately 13.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chariton High School?
At Chariton High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Chariton High School in?
Chariton High School is part of Chariton Comm School District.
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