Webster City High School

Set in Webster City, Iowa, Webster City High School is a mid-tier senior high, part of Webster City Comm School District. It enrolls 505 students across grades 9 through 12.

Webster City Comm School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,688 students. Webster City High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Webster City High School logs that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest comes out to 23% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Webster City High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.

Around the school, census data for Hamilton County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,432 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Webster City High School is one of 8 public schools in Hamilton County (combined enrollment of about 2,432 students).

Nearest neighbor: Sunset Heights Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Webster City High School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 505 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

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