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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	Distance	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	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 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th 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
Spencer High School	0.0mi	Public	9-12	800 E 3rd St	Spencer	51301	Clay County	Spencer Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 262-1700	688	41	16.9	45.3%	598 (86.9%)	5 (0.7%)	60 (8.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	77.1	47^th of 340 public high schools	86.2%		71	87^th of 338 public high schools	74.3%	40		81.3	86.1	85.4		80.0	84.9	77.1	77.2	$13,801	$242	$13,560
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School	11.6mi	Public	7-12	1505 Washington St	Ruthven	51358	Palo Alto County	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 837-5212	58	4	14.0	37.9%	51 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	72.5	76^th of 340 public high schools	77.6%		61.3	140^th of 338 public high schools	58.6%	64	63.6			91.7	45.5			66.7		$17,561	$361	$17,200
Okoboji High School	12.8mi	Public	9-12	901 H. Ave.	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-2446	366	24	15.0	28.7%	326 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	55.9	173^rd of 340 public high schools	49.1%		66.4	110^th of 338 public high schools	67.5%	63		74.4	77.5	73.0		59.8	73.0	68.5	82.0	$15,835	$188	$15,648
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School	18.0mi	Public	9-12	300 N 8th Ave W	Hartley	51346	O'Brien County	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 928-3406	203	18	11.2	50.2%	159 (78.3%)	3 (1.5%)	31 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	53.2	186^th of 340 public high schools	45.3%		54.2	174^th of 338 public high schools	48.5%	12		90.4	60.3	85.0		86.5	58.6	65.0	63.8	$33,752	$177	$33,576
Sioux Central High School	18.4mi	Public	9-12	4440 U.S. Hwy 71	Sioux Rapids	50585	Buena Vista County	Sioux Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 283-2571	255	22	11.4	47.5%	202 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	41 (16.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	63.1	135^th of 340 public high schools	60.3%		49.5	196^th of 338 public high schools	42.0%	61		90.5	84.6	67.7		78.6	80.8	59.7	71.2	$13,555	$289	$13,265
Spirit Lake High School	19.1mi	Public	9-12	2701 Hill Ave	Spirit Lake	51360	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 336-3707	393	26	15.3	22.1%	337 (85.8%)	7 (1.8%)	27 (6.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	68.9	96^th of 340 public high schools	71.8%		48.5	204^th of 338 public high schools	39.6%	108		87.2	85.2	68.5		74.5	78.4	66.3	84.1	$14,475	$248	$14,227

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