Whiting Senior High School

Whiting Senior High School is one of the very small four-year high schools in Whiting, Iowa, operated by Whiting Comm School District, with 61 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 468.

Whiting Comm School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 139 students. Whiting Senior High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whiting Senior High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Whiting Senior High School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Monona County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Whiting Senior High School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.3%; actual is 82.5%, +19.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Monona County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,377, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monona County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,210 students), Whiting Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Whiting Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Whiting Senior High School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Whiting Senior High School's enrollment has fell 40% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 61). White enrollment moved from 89% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 7.1:1 in 2018 to 4.9:1 today.

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