📍 819 N 25th St, Fort Dodge, Webster County, 50501
Fort Dodge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Fort Dodge, Webster County. The school has 1,072 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Staci Laird. It is part of the Fort Dodge Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fort Dodge High School enrolls 1,072 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 737 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 171 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
583 of the school's 1,072 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 520 qualify for free lunch and 63 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.
Fort Dodge 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 5, state house district 9.
Fort Dodge High School is one of 7 schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District, based in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The district serves 3,508 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,072 students, Fort Dodge High School is larger than the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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