📍 2754 Knox Road, Sidney, Fremont County, 51652
Sidney High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sidney, Fremont County. The school has 222 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kim Payne. It is part of the Sidney Comm School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sidney High School enrolls 222 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
102 of the school's 222 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Sidney High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-40, state senate district 12, state house district 23.
Sidney High School is one of 3 schools in Sidney Comm School District, based in Sidney, Iowa. The district serves 438 students district-wide and employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 222 students, Sidney High School is larger than the district average of about 146 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote