River Valley Junior- Senior High School

River Valley Junior- Senior High School is one of the very small 9-12 campuss in Correctionville, Iowa, run under River Valley Comm School District, with 137 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

River Valley Junior- Senior High School is one of 2 schools operated by River Valley Comm School District, a district that enrolls 291 students overall.

On the student-mix side, River Valley Junior- Senior High School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Woodbury County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, River Valley Junior- Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.9%; this one delivers 63.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Woodbury County) logs that median household earnings sit near $73,658, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Woodbury County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,210 students), of which River Valley Junior- Senior High School is one.

Pierson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts River Valley Junior- Senior High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 75.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. River Valley Junior- Senior High School's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 224 (now 137). The White share of enrollment contracted from 95% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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