West Monona High School

Located at 1314 15th St, in Onawa, Iowa, West Monona High School is a tiny 9-12 campus that hosts 161 students (grades 9 through 12), part of West Monona Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 66% smaller than the state mean of about 468.

Within West Monona Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 633 students, West Monona High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, West Monona High School reports that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest reads as 7% Native American, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, West Monona High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Monona County) records that median household earnings sit near $68,377, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Monona High School is one of 7 public schools in Monona County (combined enrollment of about 1,210 students).

The closest other public school is West Monona Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, West Monona High School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 177 students in 2018 compared to 161 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 90% to 81%.

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