West Lyon High School

West Lyon High School operates as a small 9-12 campus in Inwood, Iowa, one of the schools within West Lyon Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 284 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

West Lyon High School is one of 3 schools operated by West Lyon Comm School District, a district that works with 973 students overall.

In terms of who attends, West Lyon High School logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic. Compared to Lyon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting West Lyon High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, West Lyon High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.6%, the actual is 81.6%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lyon County indicate median household income runs about $76,746, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lyon County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,157 students), West Lyon High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Lyon Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Lyon High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 70.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 15%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.