📍 1009 South Main Street, Alta, Buena Vista County, 51002
Alta-Aurelia High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Alta, Buena Vista County. The school has 206 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ben Schekirke. It is part of the Alta-Aurelia Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alta-Aurelia High School enrolls 206 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 170 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
85 of the school's 206 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 63 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Alta-Aurelia High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 6, state house district 11.
Alta-Aurelia High School is one of 4 schools in Alta-Aurelia Comm School District, based in Alta, Iowa. The district serves 829 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 206 students, Alta-Aurelia High School is close to the district average of about 207 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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