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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Harlan High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191350000821
Harlan High School
2102 Durant, Harlan, IA 51537 · (712) 755-3101 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
139 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 122 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Harlan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
76.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.5% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 75.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harlan High School
Harlan High School's state test result (76.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan High School this school | 486 | 28.6% | 76.7% |
| Clear Lake High School Clear Lake | 461 | 26.9% | 77.5% |
| Humboldt High School Humboldt | 464 | 30.2% | 80.2% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Okoboji High School Milford | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harlan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #107 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #104 of 314 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #100 of 314 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #94 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #110 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #123 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #223 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #90 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 35.1 | 13.8:1 | 29% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 36.2 | 13.2:1 | 27% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 36.3 | 13.2:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 34.8 | 14.8:1 | 24% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 23% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 642 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 22% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 39 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlan High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (514 to 486); teachers up 1% (34.8 to 35.1).
About Harlan High School
At 2102 Durant in Harlan, Iowa, Harlan High School operates as a mid-sized high school. The school has 486 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12.
Harlan Comm School District, which runs Harlan High School, has 4 schools and 1,472 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Harlan High School reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Shelby County is 8 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Harlan High School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Iowa public high schools.
The model predicts 77.6% for a school in Iowa with Harlan High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Harlan High School posts 76.7%.
In Shelby County, home to about 11,778 people, the median household earns about $72,738 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Harlan High School shares Shelby County with 5 other public schools.
Harlan Community Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Harlan High School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Harlan High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Harlan High School enrolled 490; in 2024-25, 486.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,778
Census ACS
Median income
$72,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,877 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harlan Comm School District
- Harlan PrimaryElementary · 342 students
- Harlan Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
- Harlan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other schools in Harlan
- Harlan PrimaryElementary · 342 students
- Harlan Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
- Harlan Intermediate SchoolElementary · 309 students
Other Harlan High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harlan High. Harlan High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Harlan High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 2,778 students
- Harlan High SchoolHarlan, KY · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Harlan Community Middle School0.1 mi · 335
- Harlan Primary0.2 mi · 342
- Harlan Intermediate School0.2 mi · 309
- Irwin Elementary School11.7 mi · 221
- AHSTW Primary School13.0 mi · 280
- AHSTW Intermediate School13.0 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Harlan High SchoolHow large is Harlan High School?
Harlan High School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 09-12.
Is Harlan High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harlan High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Harlan High School have?
Harlan High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Harlan High School?
Harlan High School reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Harlan High School?
Harlan High School is overseen by Harlan Comm School District in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.