📍 400 East Highway 163, Monroe, Jasper County, 50170
PCM High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monroe, Jasper County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristen Souza. It is part of the PCM Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PCM High School enrolls 357 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 357 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
PCM High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.
PCM High School is one of 4 schools in PCM Comm School District, based in Prairie City, Iowa. The district serves 1,077 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, PCM High School is larger than the district average of about 269 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant