High school (grades 9-12) · Hartley, IA

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School

Federal NCES profile for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 191366001963
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👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 89% of Iowa schools.

51
Resource Index · Higher
10.7:1
small classes for Iowa
39.9%
free-lunch eligible
203
students enrolled

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School has class sizes smaller than 89% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.

School address

Hartley, IA 51346
District: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District · Iowa

NCES ID 191366001963 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+5 students YoY

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School held near 208 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 19.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+5 students YoY 191366001963 · Hartley, IA High · SMALL · TRAD

203 enr · 10.7:1 · 39.9% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School (261 students)

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School held near 208 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+5 headcount). Teacher FTE held 19.0 → 19.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School reports 203 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School compares

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.7:1 ▼ 28% 14.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 39.9% ▲ 10% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 203 top 75% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
203
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
39.9%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 11% in Iowa - lower ratio than 89% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,707
per pupil, district-wide - below Iowa avg of $13,441
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
20
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 13.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.3%
Hispanic or Latino 15.3%
Two or More 4.9%
African American 1.5%

Largest group: White at 78.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 36.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 36.1, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School is more mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District reports $12,707 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~203 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School

How many students attend Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School?

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School has 203 students enrolled. It is a high school in Hartley, IA. CCD year-over-year: 203 (2022-23) → 208 (2023-24), nearly flat (+5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School is 10.7:1, which is 28% lower than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 32% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School?

39.9% of students at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School?

The largest demographic group at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School is White at 78.3% of enrollment, in Hartley, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School?

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District?

Besides Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District also operates Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School (261 students) and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School (165 students). See the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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