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High Schools in Harlan Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictHarlan Community School District125^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

486

Students

Top rankedHarlan High School97^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The Harlan Community School District in Iowa is home to one high school, Harlan High School, which has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance and a commitment to providing a high-quality education to its students.

Harlan High School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks among the top 100 high schools in Iowa, with a current ranking of 97 out of 340 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students have shown impressive academic achievement, with a higher percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, 83.6% of 9th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 76.4%.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year is slightly higher than the state's target of 20%, the district appears to be allocating resources effectively to support student learning, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1 and higher spending per student than the state average. Additionally, the school's graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average, further demonstrating the school's commitment to student success.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harlan High School	Public	9-12	2102 Durant	Harlan	51537	Shelby County	Harlan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 755-3101	486	35	13.8	28.6%	422 (86.8%)	5 (1.0%)	46 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	68.8	97^th of 340 public high schools	71.5%		68.8	98^th of 338 public high schools	71.0%	1	83.6	78.1	82.7	72.4	77.2	79.1	71.9	$15,572	$187	$15,385

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IKM-Manning Community School District	11.77 mi	3	52^nd
AHSTW Community School District	13.03 mi	3	49^th
Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District	15.25 mi	2
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District	15.26 mi	2	232^nd
Tri-Center Community School District	16.93 mi	3	151^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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