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Pocahontas Area High School

205 2nd Ave Nw, Pocahontas, IA, 50574

Tel: (712)335-4848

Grades: 9-12 | 201 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Pocahontas Area High School serves 201 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the IA state average of 14:1.
The school's 100% graduation rate is high than the IA state average of 91%.
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body.
Pocahontas Area High School is one of 2 public high schools within Pocahontas, and operates within the Pocahontas Area Community School District.

The nearest elementary school is Pocahontas Area Elementary School (0.2 miles away), the nearest middle school is Twin River Valley Middle School (11.7 miles away), and the nearest high school is Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center (0.2 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, IA Dept. of Educ.	Pocahontas Area High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	201 students

% Male / % Female	50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers	20 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(IA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	10:1	14:1

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

% Hispanic	2%	9%

% Black	2%	5%

% White	95%	82%

Unknown	1%	1%


	This School	(IA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	22%	31%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	11%	8%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Pocahontas Area Community School District
	This School's Agency	(IA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	4	3
Number of Students Managed	587 students	666 students

District Total Revenue	$7,022,000	$7,384,000

District Expenditure	$7,069,000	$7,069,000

District Revenue / Student	$11,963	$11,087

District Expenditure / Student	$12,043	$10,614

District Graduation Rates	100%	91%

Nearby Schools:

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Pocahontas Area High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center
Grades: 9-12 | 0.2 mi. away

Pocahontas Area Elementary School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.2 mi. away

Twin River Valley Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 11.7 mi. away

Gilmore City Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 11.7 mi. away

Laurens-marathon Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 12.3 mi. away

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