West Delaware High School

West Delaware High School is one of the average-sized secondary schools in Manchester, Iowa, run under West Delaware County Comm School District, with 436 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

West Delaware County Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,263 students; West Delaware High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, West Delaware High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Delaware County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Delaware County (around 35%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Delaware High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Delaware County shows median household earnings sit near $74,989, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Delaware County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,571 students), of which West Delaware High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lambert Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around West Delaware High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Delaware High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 81.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. West Delaware High School's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 436).

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