Harris-Lake Park High School

Harris-Lake Park High School is a 9-12 campus of minimally staffed scale in Lake Park, Iowa, overseen by Harris-Lake Park Comm School District, caters to 174 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Harris-Lake Park High School sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Harris-Lake Park Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 341 students, Harris-Lake Park High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Harris-Lake Park High School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic. Compared to Dickinson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Harris-Lake Park High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 39% of students at Harris-Lake Park High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Dickinson County's rate of about 31%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Harris-Lake Park High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.7%; this one delivers 78.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dickinson County) logs that median household income runs about $75,432, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Dickinson County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,005 students), Harris-Lake Park High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harris-Lake Park High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Harris-Lake Park High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 172 (now 174). Class-load math has tightened: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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