📍 531 Prospect, Jesup, Buchanan County, 50648
Jesup High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jesup, Buchanan County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paul Rea. It is part of the Jesup Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 76% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jesup High School enrolls 278 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 4% Two or more races and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 262 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
63 of the school's 278 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Jesup High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 32, state house district 64.
Jesup High School is one of 6 schools in Jesup Comm School District, based in Jesup, Iowa. The district serves 1,024 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Jesup High School is larger than the district average of about 171 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant