Iowa City High School

Iowa City High School operates as a well-populated four-year high school in Iowa City, Iowa, part of Iowa City Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,666 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Iowa City High School sits 256% bigger than that benchmark.

Iowa City Comm School District runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 15,111 students. Iowa City High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Iowa City High School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 20% Black, 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Iowa City High School lists 102 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Iowa City High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.0%, the actual is 66.8%, a residual of -4.1 points.

In the broader community, Johnson County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,935, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Iowa City High School is one of 43 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students).

Longfellow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Iowa City High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.6%.

Iowa City High School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 1,600 students in 2018 compared to 1,666 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 49% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.