📍 202 E State, Baxter, Jasper County, 50028
Baxter High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baxter, Jasper County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Clay Harrold. It is part of the Baxter Comm School District school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. 77% 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, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baxter High School enrolls 256 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.7% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 240 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
77 of the school's 256 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Baxter High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 15, state house district 29.
Baxter High School is one of 2 schools in Baxter Comm School District, based in Baxter, Iowa. The district serves 471 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Baxter High School is close to the district average of about 236 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant