Tipton High School

Tipton High School is one of the small high schools in Tipton, Iowa, part of Tipton Comm School District, with 302 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Tipton High School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Tipton Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 842 students, Tipton High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Tipton High School lists that nearly all students (97%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Cedar County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Tipton High School reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Tipton High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Tipton High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 78.0%, the actual is 68.7%, a residual of -9.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Cedar County shows median household income runs about $80,602, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Cedar County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,030 students), Tipton High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tipton Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tipton High School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.6%.

Tipton High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 296 students in 2018 compared to 302 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 92% to 97% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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