North Scott High School

North Scott High School is a substantial high school in Eldridge, Iowa, run under North Scott Comm School District. The school caters to 1,081 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 131% bigger than the state mean of about 468.

Within North Scott Comm School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,335 students, North Scott High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, North Scott High School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, North Scott High School reports 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Scott County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Scott High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 81.0%, the actual is 73.7%, a residual of -7.3 points.

In the area at large, Scott County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,277 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Scott County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), North Scott High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edward White Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, North Scott High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 67.8%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Scott High School has edged up 11%, going from 971 students in 2018 to 1,081 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.