Centerville High School

Centerville High School, a small secondary school in Centerville, Iowa, operated by Centerville Comm School District, educates 368 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 21% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Centerville Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,224 students; Centerville High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Centerville High School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Centerville High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Centerville High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Centerville High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Appanoose County shows median household earnings sit near $54,934, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Centerville High School is one of 8 public schools in Appanoose County (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students).

Howar Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Centerville High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Centerville High School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Centerville High School's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 417 (now 368). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 90% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Centerville High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.