Kingsley-Pierson High School

As an one-room-style senior high in Kingsley, Iowa, Kingsley-Pierson High School caters to 141 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 440 students. Kingsley-Pierson High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kingsley-Pierson High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Plymouth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Kingsley-Pierson High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kingsley-Pierson High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.0%; this one delivers 83.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding 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), Kingsley-Pierson High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Kingsley Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kingsley-Pierson High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 77.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kingsley-Pierson High School has held roughly steady, going from 140 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 96% to 89%. Class-load math has loosened: from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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