Shenandoah High School

As a modestly sized high school in Shenandoah, Iowa, Shenandoah High School enrolls 300 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Shenandoah Comm School District. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Within Shenandoah Comm School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,227 students, Shenandoah High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Shenandoah High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Page County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Shenandoah High School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shenandoah High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.4%; this one delivers 78.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Page County put median household earnings sit near $57,953, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Page County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,557 students), Shenandoah High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shenandoah High School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 67.1%.

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

Five-year trend. Shenandoah High School's enrollment has contracted 4% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 300). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.