Bettendorf High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Bettendorf, Iowa

Bettendorf High School in Bettendorf, Iowa enrolled 1,433 students in 2024-25 with 92.9 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Iowa high-school median of 13.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Iowa: 87.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

1,482 students in 2022-23, 1,485 students in 2023-24, 1,433 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 98.7 to 92.9.

Students enrolled at Bettendorf High School by school year2022-23: 1,482, 2023-24: 1,485, 2024-25: 1,43305001k1.5k2022-231,4822023-241,4852024-251,433
Students enrolled at Bettendorf High School by school year2022-23: 1,482, 2023-24: 1,485, 2024-25: 1,43305001k1.5k2022-231,4822023-241,4852024-251,433
Students enrolled at Bettendorf High School by school year2022-23: 1,482, 2023-24: 1,485, 2024-25: 1,43305001k1.5k2022-231,4822023-241,4852024-251,433
Students enrolled at Bettendorf High School by school year2022-23: 1,482, 2023-24: 1,485, 2024-25: 1,43305001k1.5k2022-231,4822023-241,4852024-251,433
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,48298.715.0
2023-241,48597.715.2
2024-251,43392.915.4

15.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 of every 100 Iowa high schools

Among the 340 Iowa high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Bettendorf High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBettendorf High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Bettendorf High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBettendorf High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Bettendorf High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBettendorf High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Iowa high schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 69.2; Bettendorf High School 15.4; state median 13.8.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherBettendorf High School 15.4state median 13.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

19 AP courses and one counselor per 388 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bettendorf High School enrolled 1,550 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 128 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses19
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 388 of the 1,550 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions128
  • Chronically absent30.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.2% of students were White, 12.1% Hispanic, 7.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White69.2%
  2. Hispanic12.1%
  3. Black7.9%
  4. Two or more races7.7%
  5. Asian2.6%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bettendorf High School scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2275%75%69.7%
Math, 2022-2374%73% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 377 students in Bettendorf High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtIowa
Four-year graduation rate88%88%87.5%
Students in the class37737738,026

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Bettendorf

2 public high schools in Bettendorf report 2024-25 enrollment; Bettendorf High School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pleasant Valley High School1,73117.79.0%
Bettendorf High School1,43315.424.6%

All public schools in Bettendorf →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bettendorf High School

  1. Pleasant Valley High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 1,731 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. North Scott High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.0 miles away: 1,081 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  3. Compare Bettendorf High School with Pleasant Valley High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bettendorf Community School District spends per student$11,724 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,724
  5. The largest public schools in IowaBettendorf High School is the number 23 by size of 349 Iowa high schools open in 2024-25.#23 of 349
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.8 for high schools.15.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bettendorf High School

  1. How many students attend Bettendorf High School?
    1,433 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,482 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bettendorf, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bettendorf High School?
    15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bettendorf High School a Title I school?
    Bettendorf High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Bettendorf High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bettendorf High School scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bettendorf High School?
    88% of the 377 students in Bettendorf High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Iowa. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bettendorf High School in?
    Bettendorf Community School District, NCES district ID 1904860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190486000142 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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