High school (grades 9-12) · Storm Lake, IA

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs

Federal NCES profile for St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 192739000847Charter school
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🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Iowa.

#1 of 5
public schools in Storm Lake · Resource Index
65
Resource Index · Higher
13.0%
free-lunch eligible
50
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Storm Lake, IA.

School address

Storm Lake, IA 50588
District: Storm Lake Comm School District · Iowa

NCES ID 192739000847 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-2 students YoY

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs held near 52 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 192739000847 · Storm Lake, IA High · SMALL · CHARTER

50 enr · 13.0% lunch · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Storm Lake High School (851 students)

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs held near 52 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs reports 50 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 St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs compares

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs 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
Free-lunch eligible 13.0% ▼ 64% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 50 top 97% - -

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

50
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
13.0%
free-lunch eligible - 64% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Funding equity
$13,044
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 62.0%
Asian 18.0%
White 10.0%
African American 4.0%
Two or More 4.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2.0%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 62.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.0, St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs is more mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Storm Lake Comm School District reports $13,044 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Storm Lake High School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Storm Lake Elementary Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Storm Lake Middle School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
Storm Lake Early Elementary School Larger Higher economic need No ratio data
East Early Childhood Ctr Larger Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Storm Lake Comm School District · 5 sibling schools

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Similar high schools in Storm Lake

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Storm Lake High School
Standard public school
851 students 18.5:1 students per teacher

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 (~50 students)

Frequently asked questions about St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs

How many students attend St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs?

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs has 50 students enrolled. It is a high school in Storm Lake, IA. CCD year-over-year: 54 (2022-23) → 52 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs?

13.0% of students at St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs?

The largest demographic group at St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs is Hispanic or Latino at 62.0% of enrollment, in Storm Lake, IA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs?

St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs rank among public schools in Storm Lake?

By Resource Investment Index, St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs ranks #1 of 5 public schools in Storm Lake, IA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Storm Lake on the city page.

What other schools are in Storm Lake Comm School District?

Besides St Lake/Ia Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College Hs, Storm Lake Comm School District also operates Storm Lake High School (851 students), Storm Lake Elementary (822 students), and Storm Lake Middle School (651 students). See the Storm Lake 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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