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Fort Dodge High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
819 N 25th St
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
Phone
(515) 955-1770
District
Fort Dodge Comm School District
County
WEBSTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1072
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 8.8% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Fort Dodge High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
46%
66%
55%
70%
37%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
54%
70%
61%
73%
47%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
45%
68%
49%
68%
40%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 285 26.6%
Grade 10 267 24.9%
Grade 11 257 24.0%
Grade 12 263 24.5%
Total 1072 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.1% 74.3% 75.9%
Black 7.6% 7.5% 7.3%
Hispanic 17.2% 16.7% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 60.7% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 48.5% 53.7% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.9% 7.0% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,033 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 191.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.4% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,244 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 9.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.4% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.1% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.4% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.6% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,730 $28,417,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $774 $2,844,000 4.8%
Staff $362 $1,332,000 2.2%
General Administration $211 $776,000 1.3%
School Administration $868 $3,191,000 5.3%
Operation $1,109 $4,076,000 6.8%
Transportation $319 $1,173,000 2.0%
Other $373 $1,371,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,016 $14,763,000 24.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,502 $16,551,000 27.7%
Total Expenditures $16,249 $59,731,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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