📍 2104 S. Grand Avenue, Mount Pleasant, Henry County, 52641
Mount Pleasant High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Pleasant, Henry County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Wilson. It is part of the Mount Pleasant Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mount Pleasant High School enrolls 582 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 450 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 12% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 582 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Mount Pleasant 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-10, state senate district 42, state house district 84.
Mount Pleasant High School is one of 7 schools in Mount Pleasant Comm School District, based in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The district serves 1,799 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Mount Pleasant High School is larger than the district average of about 257 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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