Grinnell Community Senior High School

1333 Sunset St, Grinnell, IA, 50112
Tel: (641)236-2720
Grades: 9-12 | 572 students
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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Grinnell Community Senior High School serves 572 students in grades 9-12.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the IA state average of 14:1.
  • The school's 96% graduation rate is high than the IA state average of 91%.
  • Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body.
  • Grinnell Community Senior High School is the only public high school within Grinnell, and operates within the Grinnell-newburg Community School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, IA Dept. of Educ.
Grinnell Community Senior High School
Grades Offered Grades 9-12
Total Students 572 students
% Male / % Female 53% / 47%
Total Classroom Teachers 37 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(IA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 15:1 14:1
 
This School
(IA) School Average
% American Indian		 n/a 1%
% Asian		 1% 2%
% Hispanic		 3% 9%
% Black		 2% 5%
% White		 93% 82%
Unknown		 1% 1%
 
 
This School
(IA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 22% 31%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 8%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Grinnell-newburg Community School District

Nearby Schools:

Grinnell Community Senior High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away
Bailey Park Elementary School
Grades: KG-2 | 0.1 mi. away
Davis Elmentary School
Grades: 3-4 | 1.1 mi. away
Fairview Elementary School
Grades: PK-2 | 1.3 mi. away
Grinnell Community Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 1.7 mi. away
East Marshall Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 9.2 mi. away

View all schools in: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Zip 50112

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