Lamoni High School

Set in Lamoni, Iowa, Lamoni High School is a minimally staffed four-year high school, overseen by Lamoni Comm School District. It teaches 81 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 83% below typical.

Lamoni Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 335 students. Lamoni High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lamoni High School reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Lamoni High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Decatur County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lamoni High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 72.2%; this one comes in at 60.7%, -11.5 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Decatur County reports that median household income runs about $59,044, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lamoni High School is one of 6 public schools in Decatur County (combined enrollment of about 967 students).

The closest other public school is Lamoni Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lamoni High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 16%: 96 students in 2018 compared to 81 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.