📍 307 W Groesbeck, Paullina, O'Brien County, 51046
South O'Brien Secondary School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Paullina, O'Brien County. The school has 252 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Denise Phillips. It is part of the South O'Brien Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South O'Brien Secondary School enrolls 252 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 252 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South O'Brien Secondary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
South O'Brien Secondary School is one of 2 schools in South O'Brien Comm School District, based in Paullina, Iowa. The district serves 569 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 252 students, South O'Brien Secondary School is close to the district average of about 285 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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