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Southeast Polk High School

7945 Ne University Ave.

Tel: (515)967-6631

Southeast Polk High School serves 1,980 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the IA average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 22%.
Southeast Polk High School operates within the Southeast Polk Community School District.
Southeast Polk Community School District's 96% graduation rate is higher than the IA state average of 92%.

The student population of 1980 students has grown by 9% over five years.
The teacher population of 114 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 has increased from 16:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.26 is more than the state average of 0.22. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(IA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	15:1

American Indian	n/a	n/a

Asian	2%	2%

Hispanic	8%	10%

Black	2%	5%

White	86%	78%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.26	0.22

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	19%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	5%	7%

Southeast Polk Community School District's student population of 6,920 students has grown by 7% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $12,762 in this district is less than the state average of $13,242. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,847 is less than the state average of $12,536. The district spending/student has declined by 16% over four years.

School District Name	Southeast Polk Community School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	3
Number of Students Managed	6,920	673

Graduation Rate	96%	92%

District Total Revenue	$87 MM	$9 MM

District Spending	$81 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$12,762	$13,242

District Spending / Student	$11,847	$12,536

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