Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191416000844
Hinton High School
315 W. Grand, Hinton, IA 51024 · (712) 947-4328 · Plymouth County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
39 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Hinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
+158 (+75%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 12.6:1
% White
94%
was 92%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hinton High School
Hinton High School, an intimate high school in Hinton, Iowa, operated by Hinton Comm School District, works with 370 students, covering grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Hinton High School sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.
Hinton Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 860 students; Hinton High School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Hinton High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Plymouth County's rate of about 29%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hinton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 86.7%; this one delivers 84.4%.
Zooming out to the county, Plymouth County reports that median household income runs about $83,251, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Plymouth County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,219 students), Hinton High School is one campus in the mix.
Hinton Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hinton High School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.3%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hinton High School has edged up 75%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinton Comm School District
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in Hinton
- Hinton Elementary SchoolElementary · 299 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Hinton Intermediate School0.0 mi · 191
- Hinton Elementary School0.0 mi · 299
- Leeds Elementary School7.0 mi · 593
- North Middle School7.2 mi · 1,136
- North High School7.4 mi · 1,529
- Clark Early Childhood Center8.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Hinton High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hinton High School?
Hinton High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Hinton High School serve?
Hinton High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinton High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hinton High School is approximately 17.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hinton High School?
At Hinton High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hinton High School in?
Hinton High School is part of Hinton Comm School District.
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