Mason City High School

Mason City High School is a high school of expansive scale in Mason City, Iowa, run under Mason City Comm School District, educateing 891 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 90% larger than typical.

Mason City Comm School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,406 students; Mason City High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Mason City High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mason City High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 71.3%; actual is 58.6%, a gap of -12.7 points.

In the broader community, Cerro Gordo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,189 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Mason City High School is one of 13 public schools in Cerro Gordo County (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students).

John Adams Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mason City High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mason City High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.4%.

Mason City High School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Mason City High School's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 991 (now 891). White enrollment moved from 81% to 71% across the same window.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.