Dowling Catholic High School

1400 Buffalo Rd

West Des Moines IA, 50265, Polk County

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

Religious Orientation: Yes Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic Catholic School Type: Diocesan

College Admissions Rate: 100.00%

Coeducational: Yes

Supports Home Schooling: Yes

Has Library: Yes

National Catholic Educational Association

	2011-2012		2009-2010		2007-2008		2005-2006		2003-2004		2001-2002
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	84		84		83		71		71		79
Total Students:	1,406		1,296		1,219		1,162		1,168		1,213
Grade 9:	374	26.6%	365	28.2%	337	27.6%	309	26.6%	309	26.5%	278	22.9%
Grade 10:	376	26.7%	337	26.0%	304	24.9%	322	27.7%	279	23.9%	312	25.7%
Grade 11:	329	23.4%	312	24.1%	281	23.1%	270	23.2%	304	26.0%	307	25.3%
Grade 12:	327	23.3%	282	21.8%	297	24.4%	261	22.5%	276	23.6%	316	26.1%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	746	53.1%	632	48.8%	602	49.4%	588	50.6%	597	51.1%	637	52.5%
Female:	660	46.9%	664	51.2%	617	50.6%	574	49.4%	571	48.9%	576	47.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.1%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	35	3.0%	6	0.5%	0	0.0%
Asian:	41	2.9%	44	3.4%	34	2.8%	0	0.0%	42	3.6%	50	4.1%
Hispanic:	111	7.9%	89	6.9%	71	5.8%	58	5.0%	35	3.0%	39	3.2%
Black:	32	2.3%	30	2.3%	28	2.3%	34	2.9%	23	2.0%	25	2.1%
White:	1,220	86.8%	1,132	87.3%	1,086	89.1%	1,035	89.1%	1,062	90.9%	1,099	90.6%
Two or More Races:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.04		15.61		14.90		16.72		16.61		16.00

School Days Per Year	180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00		180.00
School Hours Per Day	7.00		7.50		7.00		6.75		7.00		6.83