📍 400 7th St, Boone, Boone County, 50036
Boone High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Boone, Boone County. The school has 711 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jonathan Johnson. It is part of the Boone Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Boone High School enrolls 711 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 610 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 7% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 711 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 222 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Boone High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 24, state house district 47.
Boone High School is one of 5 schools in Boone Comm School District, based in Boone, Iowa. The district serves 1,978 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 711 students, Boone High School is larger than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe