Pleasantville High School

Pleasantville High School is a secondary school of intimate scale in Pleasantville, Iowa, part of Pleasantville Comm School District, instructing 241 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 49% smaller than typical.

Pleasantville Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 825 students; Pleasantville High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Pleasantville High School shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, On paper, Pleasantville High School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Pleasantville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Pleasantville High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 76.4%; this one comes in at 64.6%, -11.8 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $78,680, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Pleasantville High School is one of 17 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 5,571 students).

Pleasantville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pleasantville High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pleasantville High School has showed little movement, going from 247 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 94% to 89%.

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