Spencer High School
800 East 3rd St Spencer IA, 51301, Clay County Phone: 712-262-1700 Ranking: (57 out of 205, top 28%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Spencer Community School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 45 | 40 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 600 | 606 | 616 | 654 | 654 | 685 | 716 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 148 | 24.7% | 160 | 26.4% | 139 | 22.6% | 165 | 25.2% | 154 | 23.5% | 187 | 27.3% | 156 | 21.8% |
Grade 10: | 153 | 25.5% | 143 | 23.6% | 156 | 25.3% | 156 | 23.9% | 180 | 27.5% | 154 | 22.5% | 174 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 148 | 24.7% | 155 | 25.6% | 159 | 25.8% | 185 | 28.3% | 152 | 23.2% | 164 | 23.9% | 190 | 26.5% |
Grade 12: | 151 | 25.2% | 148 | 24.4% | 162 | 26.3% | 148 | 22.6% | 168 | 25.7% | 180 | 26.3% | 196 | 27.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 307 | 51.2% | 324 | 53.5% | 314 | 51.0% | 333 | 50.9% | 340 | 52.0% | 349 | 50.9% | 379 | 52.9% |
Female: | 293 | 48.8% | 282 | 46.5% | 302 | 49.0% | 321 | 49.1% | 314 | 48.0% | 328 | 47.9% | 333 | 46.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% | 15 | 2.2% | 16 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 34 | 5.7% | 21 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.4% | 21 | 3.2% | 16 | 2.3% | 12 | 1.7% |
Black: | 5 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 14 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.0% |
White: | 540 | 90.0% | 559 | 92.2% | 570 | 92.5% | 609 | 93.1% | 613 | 93.7% | 640 | 93.4% | 681 | 95.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 140 | 23.3% | 140 | 23.1% | 118 | 19.2% | 121 | 18.5% | 122 | 18.7% | 104 | 15.2% | 83 | 11.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 43 | 7.2% | 42 | 6.9% | 46 | 7.5% | 58 | 8.9% | 49 | 7.5% | 53 | 7.7% | 50 | 7.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.70 | 14.68 | 14.83 | 16.32 | 14.70 | 17.20 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
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2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.72% | 83.72% | 82.81% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.06% | 89.06% | 82.19% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.37% | 88.37% | 83.97% |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.55% | 90.55% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% | 56.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% | 43.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years | 19.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.9% | 16.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.1% | 83.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,687.0 | $42,763.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,120.0 | $31,030.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,115.0 | $45,109.0 |
* Spencer High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.