Winterset Senior High School

Winterset Senior High School operates as a mid-sized high school in Winterset, Iowa, one of the schools within Winterset Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 530 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Winterset Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,625 students, Winterset Senior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Winterset Senior High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Winterset Senior High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Winterset Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Winterset Senior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.1%; this one delivers 74.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate median household income runs about $90,855, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Winterset Senior High School is one of 10 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 3,355 students).

The closest other public school is Winterset Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winterset Senior High School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 77.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winterset Senior High School has expanded 10%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Winterset Senior High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.