📍 800 E 4th St S, Newton, Jasper County, 50208
Newton Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Newton, Jasper County. The school has 818 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Dale. It is part of the Newton Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Newton Senior High School enrolls 818 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 681 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 818 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Newton Senior High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 15, state house district 29.
Newton Senior High School is one of 7 schools in Newton Comm School District, based in Newton, Iowa. The district serves 2,693 students district-wide and employs 203 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 818 students, Newton Senior 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 - Distant
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