📍 1200 18th Street, Perry, Dallas County, 50220
Perry High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Perry, Dallas County. The school has 564 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brad Snowgren. It is part of the Perry Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. 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.
Perry High School enrolls 564 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 316 | 56% |
| White | 209 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 564 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Perry 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 20.
Perry High School is one of 3 schools in Perry Comm School District, based in Perry, Iowa. The district serves 1,735 students district-wide and employs 133 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 564 students, Perry High School is close to the district average of about 578 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant