📍 819 N 16th St, Denison, Crawford County, 51442
Denison High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Denison, Crawford County. The school has 786 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dave Wiebers. It is part of the Denison Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 69% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Denison High School enrolls 786 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 486 | 62% |
| White | 255 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
462 of the school's 786 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 82 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.
Denison High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 9, state house district 18.
Denison High School is one of 4 schools in Denison Comm School District, based in Denison, Iowa. The district serves 2,274 students district-wide and employs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 786 students, Denison High School is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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