📍 1700 4th St. SE, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, 50401
Mason City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mason City, Cerro Gordo County. The school has 956 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Long. It is part of the Mason City Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mason City High School enrolls 956 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 707 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 18 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 17 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
435 of the school's 956 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
Mason City 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-20, state senate district 27, state house district 53.
Mason City High School is one of 9 schools in Mason City Comm School District, based in Mason City, Iowa. The district serves 3,464 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 956 students, Mason City High School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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