Vinton-Shellsburg High School

Vinton-Shellsburg High School is an average-sized 9-12 campus in Vinton, Iowa, overseen by Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District. The school enrolls 414 students in grades 9 through 12.

Vinton-Shellsburg High School is one of 4 schools operated by Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District, a district that caters to 1,558 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Vinton-Shellsburg High School logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 50% of students at Vinton-Shellsburg High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Benton County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Vinton-Shellsburg High School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 78.5%, a residual of +11.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Benton County put median household earnings sit near $86,962, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Benton County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,919 students), of which Vinton-Shellsburg High School is one.

The closest other public school is Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Vinton-Shellsburg High School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 78.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Vinton-Shellsburg High School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 414).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.