Clear Lake High School

Located at 125 N 20th St, in Clear Lake, Iowa, Clear Lake High School is a mid-sized senior high that educates 461 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Clear Lake Comm School District.

Clear Lake Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,454 students. Clear Lake High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Clear Lake High School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder reads as 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Clear Lake High School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. 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. That share is noticeably below Cerro Gordo County's rate of about 43%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clear Lake High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.5%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cerro Gordo County put median household earnings sit near $68,189, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Cerro Gordo County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), Clear Lake High School is one campus in the mix.

Clear Lake Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clear Lake High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 71.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 14%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025.

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