📍 4545 Wenig RD NE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52405
John F Kennedy High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 1,714 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Kline. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John F Kennedy High School enrolls 1,714 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 96.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 8.9% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,272 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 129 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 47 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
537 of the school's 1,714 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 469 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
John F Kennedy High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 33, state house district 66.
John F Kennedy High School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,714 students, John F Kennedy High School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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