New Hampton High School

New Hampton High School is a close-knit high school in New Hampton, Iowa, part of New Hampton Comm School District. The school instructs 318 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

New Hampton Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,126 students; New Hampton High School is among them.

On demographics, New Hampton High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Chickasaw County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting New Hampton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, New Hampton High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 77.6%.

In the surrounding community, Chickasaw County reports that median household income runs about $75,675, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Chickasaw County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,055 students), New Hampton High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is New Hampton Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around New Hampton High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Hampton High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 76.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at New Hampton High School has declined 11%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 318 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 5% to 13%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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