Dallas Center-Grimes High School vs Johnston Senior High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Dallas Center-Grimes High School Johnston Senior High School
Location Grimes, IA Johnston, IA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 1,073 1,820
Student:Teacher Ratio 16.8:1 20.9:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 14.0% 19.8%
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 Dallas Center-Grimes High School Johnston Senior High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,347 $12,286
District Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Johnston Community School District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Dallas Center-Grimes High School Johnston Senior High School
White 85.9% 68.1%
African American 4.3% 10.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3% 7.8%
Asian 1.5% 8.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1%
Multiracial 2.8% 5.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Dallas Center-Grimes High School Johnston Senior High School
AP Courses Offered 7 17
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 316:1 399:1
Chronic Absenteeism 32.5% 30.6%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 18 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 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.