Earlham Senior High School

Earlham Senior High School, a small senior high in Earlham, Iowa, one of the schools within Earlham Comm School District, instructs 189 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Earlham Comm School District (659 students total), Earlham Senior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Earlham Senior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Earlham Senior High School lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Madison County's rate of about 25%.

With demographic context factored in, Earlham Senior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 84.0%, the actual is 79.3%, a residual of -4.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,855, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Madison County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,355 students), Earlham Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Earlham Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Earlham Senior High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 85.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Earlham Senior High School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 201 (now 189).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.