Keota High School

Set in Keota, Iowa, Keota High School is a tiny secondary school, operated by Keota Comm School District. It enrolls 114 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 76% below typical.

Across the 2 schools in Keota Comm School District (279 students total), Keota High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Keota High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Keokuk County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 42% of students at Keota High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Keota High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Keokuk County put median household earnings sit near $62,329, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Keokuk County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,063 students), of which Keota High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Keota Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Keota High School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 72.4%.

Keota High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Keota High School's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 126 (now 114).

On this page, members of the Keota High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.