📍 800 E 3rd St, Spencer, Clay County, 51301
Spencer High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spencer, Clay County. The school has 712 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kirsten Doebel. It is part of the Spencer Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spencer High School enrolls 712 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 625 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 8.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 712 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Spencer High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 1, state house district 2.
Spencer High School is one of 5 schools in Spencer Comm School District, based in Spencer, Iowa. The district serves 2,194 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 712 students, Spencer High School is larger than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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