North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School

North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School is a tight-knit secondary school in New Sharon, Iowa, run under North Mahaska Comm School District. The school teaches 275 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 468.

North Mahaska Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 576 students; North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School is among them.

On demographics, North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mahaska County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 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. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Mahaska County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.6%, the actual is 78.2%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the broader community, Mahaska County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,940 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Mahaska County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,757 students), North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: North Mahaska Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 74.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School has increased 18%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.