Western Dubuque High School - Epworth, Iowa/IA

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Western Dubuque High School

5th Ave Sw, Epworth, IA, 52045 -

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Definition of Terms

Western Dubuque High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Dubuque County, IA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

745 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

52 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 196 students

Grade 10 - 200 students

Grade 11 - 179 students

Grade 12 - 170 students

This School

(IA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(IA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	1%
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	n/a	3%
% Black	1%	2%
% White	99%	93%

Additional Student Information

This School

(IA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

12%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(IA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Western Dubuque Community School District

This School's Agency

(IA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	3
Number of Students Managed	2,912 students	786 students
District Total Revenue	$26,773,000	$6,817,000
District Expenditure	$29,310,000	$6,367,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,194	$8,673
District Expenditure / Student	$10,065	$8,101
District Graduation Rates	96%	93%

Western Dubuque High School (commonly West Dubuque, WDHS, or WD) is a four-year public high school located in Epworth, Iowa. It is one of two high schools in the Western Dubuque Community School District, and enrolls 770 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Bobcat, and it competes in class 3A of the WaMaC Athletic Conference.
Campus
WDHS is located at 302 5th Avenue SW in Epworth, Iowa, a town of 1,580 people. The campus is along U.S. Highway 20 and Jacoby Drive W, near Divine Word College. The one-story school building was built in 1962, and the campus includes its own football field. The school recently added a new addition containing two new gyms, a large commons area, two boys and two girls locker rooms, as well as a state-of-the-art wrestling room and weight room.
Students
In the 2007-2008 school year, WDHS enrolled 770 students. Of those, 745 (96.8%) were White, 15 (1.9%) were Black, 4 (.5%) were Asian, and none were American Indian. 6 (.8%) students were Hispanic, and may be of any race. Additionally, 408 (53.0%) were male, and 362 (47.0%) were female.
See also
Epworth, Iowa
List of high schools in Iowa
Western Dubuque Community School District
External links
Western Dubuque High School Website
Western Dubuque Community School District Website

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