Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School

Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School is a rural-scale senior high in Humeston, Iowa, operated by Mormon Trail Comm School District. The school instructs 98 students in grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 79% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Mormon Trail Comm School District (230 students total), Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, census data for Wayne County shows median household earnings sit near $61,964, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School is one of 6 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 1,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mormon Trail Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 96 (now 98). Class-load math has widened: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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