Clarksville High School

Set in Clarksville, Iowa, Clarksville High School is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus, part of Clarksville Comm School District. It teaches 125 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Clarksville High School is one of 2 schools operated by Clarksville Comm School District, a district that works with 301 students overall.

On demographics, Clarksville High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Butler County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Clarksville High School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Clarksville High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.3%, the actual is 79.5%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Butler County shows median household earnings sit near $73,715, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clarksville High School is one of 11 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 2,120 students).

The closest other public school is Clarksville Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clarksville High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 78.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Clarksville High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 122 (now 125). Class-load math has rose: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Clarksville High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.