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Dallas Center-Grimes High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
2555 W 1st St
Grimes, IA 50111
Phone
(515) 986-9747
District
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District
County
DALLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
978
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.7% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.0% of all U.S. schools.


Dallas Center-Grimes High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

80 60 40 20 0
75%
66%
78%
70%
72%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
70%
86%
73%
76%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

100 80 60 40 20 0
81%
68%
81%
68%
80%
67%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
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 9 245 25.1%
Grade 10 256 26.2%
Grade 11 243 24.8%
Grade 12 234 23.9%
Total 978 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.7% 88.9% 75.9%
Black 3.7% 5.0% 7.3%
Hispanic 4.9% 4.5% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.8% 1.6% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.9% 17.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 14.3% 15.0% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 2.5% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,635 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 185.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.5% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.3% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 8.4% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,534 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 45.7% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.6% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 32.8% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.4% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.7% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 3.1% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,943 $22,389,000 35.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $307 $1,156,000 1.8%
Staff $648 $2,440,000 3.9%
General Administration $244 $918,000 1.5%
School Administration $420 $1,582,000 2.5%
Operation $1,065 $4,013,000 6.3%
Transportation $313 $1,180,000 1.9%
Other $138 $518,000 0.8%
Total Support $3,134 $11,807,000 18.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,713 $29,055,000 45.9%
Total Expenditures $16,791 $63,251,000 100.0%
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%