Waukon High School

Located at 1061 3rd Ave NW, in Waukon, Iowa, Waukon High School is a compact high school that enrolls 392 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Allamakee Comm School District.

Within Allamakee Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,137 students, Waukon High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Waukon High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 35% of students at Waukon High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Allamakee County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, Waukon High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.3%; this one delivers 82.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Allamakee County put median household income runs about $70,694, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Allamakee County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,183 students), of which Waukon High School is one.

Waukon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Waukon High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Waukon High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.9%.

Waukon High School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Waukon High School's enrollment has grew 6% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 392).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.