Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School

As a heavily attended 9-12 campus in Waverly, Iowa, Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School works with 737 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 468 students each, so Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School sits 57% larger than that benchmark.

Within Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District, which oversees 9 schools and 2,722 students, Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Bremer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.9%.

Around the school, census data for Bremer County shows median household earnings sit near $86,784, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bremer County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,346 students), of which Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School is one.

The closest other public school is Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School. On composite proficiency, Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 84.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 10%: 668 students in 2018 compared to 737 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.