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Ottumwa High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
501 E 2nd
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Phone
(641) 683-4444
District
Ottumwa Comm School District
County
WAPELLO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1317
Classroom Teachers
80

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.8% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Ottumwa High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
53%
66%
57%
70%
49%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
58%
70%
60%
73%
55%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

80 60 40 20 0
65%
68%
62%
68%
67%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 368 27.9%
Grade 10 387 29.4%
Grade 11 284 21.6%
Grade 12 278 21.1%
Total 1317 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.4% 53.1% 75.9%
Black 6.4% 7.3% 7.3%
Hispanic 27.7% 26.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 3.1% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 6.5% 10.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.1% 44.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 34.5% 41.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.6% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 29,763 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 227.0 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.9% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 16.9% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,940 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 12.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.0% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.4% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.0% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 12.3% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,195 $30,913,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $518 $2,585,000 4.0%
Staff $433 $2,163,000 3.4%
General Administration $122 $609,000 0.9%
School Administration $807 $4,025,000 6.3%
Operation $1,020 $5,089,000 7.9%
Transportation $374 $1,868,000 2.9%
Other $235 $1,171,000 1.8%
Total Support $3,509 $17,510,000 27.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,154 $15,737,000 24.5%
Total Expenditures $12,858 $64,160,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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