📍 2701 Hill Ave, Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, 51360
Spirit Lake High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey O'rourke. It is part of the Spirit Lake Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spirit Lake High School enrolls 409 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 409 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Spirit Lake High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Spirit Lake High School is one of 3 schools in Spirit Lake Comm School District, based in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The district serves 1,319 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 409 students, Spirit Lake High School is close to the district average of about 440 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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