Dike-New Hartford High School

As a tight-knit senior high in Dike, Iowa, Dike-New Hartford High School instructs 294 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Dike-New Hartford Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Dike-New Hartford Comm School District (957 students total), Dike-New Hartford High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dike-New Hartford High School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Dike-New Hartford High School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Dike-New Hartford High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Grundy County) records that median household earnings sit near $87,205, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grundy County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,334 students), Dike-New Hartford High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Dike Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dike-New Hartford High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 85.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Dike-New Hartford High School's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 262 (now 294). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.