📍 214 S Main, Melcher, Marion County, 50163
Melcher-Dallas High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Melcher, Marion County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Abby Heaberlin. It is part of the Melcher-Dallas Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% 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.
Melcher-Dallas High School enrolls 153 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 153 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 48 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Melcher-Dallas 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
Melcher-Dallas High School is one of 2 schools in Melcher-Dallas Comm School District, based in Melcher-Dallas, Iowa. The district serves 308 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Melcher-Dallas High School is close to the district average of about 154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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