📍 315 8th Ave SE, Oelwein, Fayette County, 50662
Oelwein High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Oelwein, Fayette County. The school has 314 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tim Hadley. It is part of the Oelwein Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oelwein High School enrolls 314 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
143 of the school's 314 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Oelwein High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 32, state house district 64.
Oelwein High School is one of 5 schools in Oelwein Comm School District, based in Oelwein, Iowa. The district serves 1,326 students district-wide and employs 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 314 students, Oelwein High School is larger than the district average of about 265 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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