Cardinal High School vs Cardinal Junior High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cardinal High School Cardinal Junior High
Location Eldon, IA Eldon, IA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 270 314
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.1:1 15.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 42.8% 42.6%
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 Cardinal High School Cardinal Junior High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,394 $13,394
District Cardinal Comm School District Cardinal Comm School District

Demographics

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

Group Cardinal High School Cardinal Junior High
White 91.5% 86.3%
African American 0.4% 0.6%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6% 7.6%
Asian 0.4% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0%
Multiracial 2.2% 4.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Cardinal High School Cardinal Junior High
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 17.0% 8.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 8 15
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.