📍 302 5th Ave SW, Epworth, Dubuque County, 52045
Western Dubuque High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Epworth, Dubuque County. The school has 920 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ethan Lensch. It is part of the Western Dubuque Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Dubuque High School enrolls 920 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 57.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 851 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
206 of the school's 920 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
Western Dubuque High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 29, state house district 57.
Western Dubuque High School is one of 8 schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District, based in Farley, Iowa. The district serves 3,750 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 920 students, Western Dubuque High School is larger than the district average of about 469 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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