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Sheldon High School

๐Ÿ“ 1700 East Fourth Street, Sheldon, O'Brien County, 51201

342
Pupils
13.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sheldon High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sheldon, O'Brien County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nick Miller. It is part of the Sheldon Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9โ€“12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Nick Miller
School district
Sheldon Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Sheldon High School enrolls 342 students across grades 9โ€“12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.

Male students
185 (54%)
Female students
157 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.3
Student-teacher ratio
13.5:1
Grade span
9โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White25173%
Hispanic or Latino8023%
Asian51.5%
Black or African American41.2%
Two or more races1<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

134 of the school's 342 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 113 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9โ€“12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Sheldon High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 2, state house district 3.

School district: Sheldon Comm School District

Sheldon High School is one of 4 schools in Sheldon Comm School District, based in Sheldon, Iowa. The district serves 1,235 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Sheldon High School is close to the district average of about 309 students per school.

1,235
District students
4
Schools
84
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

81%
Reading proficient
73%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
8%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: Town - Remote

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