Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School

Set in Manson, Iowa, Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School is an intimate high school, part of Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District. It hosts 337 students across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Manson Northwest Webster Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 776 students; Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Calhoun County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Calhoun County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 76.8%; actual is 60.9%, a gap of -15.9 points.

In the surrounding community, Calhoun County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,964, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School is one of 6 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 1,472 students).

The closest other public school is Manson Northwest Webster Elementary, roughly 8.7 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 66.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 330 students in 2018 compared to 337 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 91% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.