High school (grades 9-12) · Ida Grove, IA

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School

Federal NCES profile for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 192160002248
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
41
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
35
📋 Attendance
73
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Iowa median.

55
Resource Index · Higher
14.8:1
students per teacher
32.7%
free-lunch eligible
326
students enrolled

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School has class sizes near the Iowa median. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.

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

+11 students YoY

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School held near 317 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 22.7 → 22.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 192160002248 · Ida Grove, IA High · SMALL · TRAD

326 enr · 14.8:1 · 32.7% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Ida Grove (308 students)

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School held near 317 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 22.7 → 22.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School reports 326 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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School compares

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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 14.8:1 ▼ 0% 14.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.7% ▼ 10% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 326 top 46% - -

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

14.8:1
Leaner classes than 49% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
326
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
32.7%
free-lunch eligible - 10% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
14.8:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 63% in Iowa - lower ratio than 37% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
10.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,452
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 326 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 93.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.0%
Two or More 1.5%
African American 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 93.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.6, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

AP courses offered 2
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District reports $13,452 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Ida Grove Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Odebolt Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District · 3 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.

Frequently asked questions about Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School

How many students attend Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School has 326 students enrolled. It is a high school in Ida Grove, IA. CCD year-over-year: 306 (2022-23) → 317 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is 14.8:1, which is 0% higher than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 6% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?

32.7% of students at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?

The largest demographic group at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is White at 93.9% of enrollment, in Ida Grove, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District?

Besides Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School, Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District also operates Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Ida Grove (308 students), Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School (186 students), and Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Elementary-Odebolt (114 students). See the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District district page for the complete list.

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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