South Central Calhoun High School

Set in Lake City, Iowa, South Central Calhoun High School is a low-enrollment secondary school, part of South Central Calhoun Comm School District. It instructs 284 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 468.

Across the 3 schools in South Central Calhoun Comm School District (912 students total), South Central Calhoun High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, South Central Calhoun High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, South Central Calhoun High School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Central Calhoun High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.7%, the actual is 74.1%, a residual of +2.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Calhoun County put median household earnings sit near $64,964, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Central Calhoun High School is one of 6 public schools in Calhoun County (combined enrollment of about 1,472 students).

South Central Calhoun Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Central Calhoun High School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 70.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Central Calhoun High School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 316 (now 284).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.