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Baxter High School

202 East State, Baxter, IA, 50028

Tel: (641)227-3103

Grades: 7-12 | 207 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Baxter High School serves 207 students in grades 7-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the IA state average of 14:1.
The school's 90% graduation rate is lower than the IA state average of 91%.
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body.
Baxter High School is the only public high school within Baxter, and operates within the Baxter Community School District.

The nearest elementary school is Baxter Elementary School (0 miles away), the nearest middle school is Colfax-mingo Middle School (8.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Basics And Beyond Alternative School (9.9 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, IA Dept. of Educ.	Baxter High School
Grades Offered	Grades 7-12
Total Students	207 students

% Male / % Female	54% / 46%
Total Classroom Teachers	19 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(IA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	14:1

	This School	(IA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	2%

% Hispanic	1%	9%

% Black	n/a	5%

% White	95%	82%

Unknown	4%	1%


	This School	(IA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	24%	31%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	1%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Baxter Community School District
	This School's Agency	(IA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	2	3
Number of Students Managed	451 students	666 students

District Total Revenue	$4,680,000	$7,384,000

District Expenditure	$4,017,000	$7,069,000

District Revenue / Student	$10,377	$11,087

District Expenditure / Student	$8,907	$10,614

District Graduation Rates	90%	91%

Nearby Schools:

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Baxter High School
Grades: 7-12 | 0 mi. away

Baxter Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0 mi. away

Colfax-mingo Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 8.3 mi. away

Collins-maxwell Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 9.5 mi. away

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Grades: KG-3 | 9.5 mi. away

Basics And Beyond Alternative School
Grades: 10-12 | 9.9 mi. away

View all schools in: Baxter, Jasper County, Zip 50028

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