📍 1201 NE Poplar St, Leon, Decatur County, 50144
Central Decatur MS/HS High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Leon, Decatur County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dan Johnson. It is part of the Central Decatur Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Decatur MS/HS High School enrolls 348 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 348 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Central Decatur MS/HS High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
Central Decatur MS/HS High School is one of 3 schools in Central Decatur Comm School District, based in Leon, Iowa. The district serves 632 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Central Decatur MS/HS High School is larger than the district average of about 211 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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