Ames High School vs Ames Middle School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Ames High School Ames Middle School
Location Ames, IA Ames, IA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high middle
Enrollment 1,440 1,033
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.9:1 13.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 26.3% 26.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Ames High School Ames Middle School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,143 $22,143
District Ames Comm School District Ames Comm School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Ames High School Ames Middle School
White 64.5% 62.2%
African American 10.2% 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino 12.0% 12.5%
Asian 7.9% 7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 5.3% 7.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Ames High School Ames Middle School
AP Courses Offered 8
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 327.3:1 344.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 50.0% 31.8%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 3 14
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.