Fort Dodge High School

Set in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Fort Dodge High School is a heavily attended secondary school, part of Fort Dodge Comm School District. It hosts 1,020 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 118% above typical.

Across the 7 schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District (3,385 students total), Fort Dodge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Fort Dodge High School reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Fort Dodge High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 67.8%; actual is 54.2%, a gap of -13.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Webster County reports that median household income runs about $68,975, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Webster County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,678 students), of which Fort Dodge High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cooper Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fort Dodge High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

Fort Dodge High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Fort Dodge High School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,145 (now 1,020). Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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