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Lincoln High School

(515) 242-7500

Physical Address:
2600 SW 9th ST
Des Moines, IA  50315
Mailing Address:
2600 SW 9th ST
Des Moines, IA  50315

School Information

District:
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Polk County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
2266

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Lincoln High School

This School County Average State Average
White 64.21% 68.30% 85.70%
Hispanic 15.67% 12.96% 7.40%
Black 11.17% 10.77% 5.16%
Asian/Pacific 4.24% 4.10% 2.03%
Others 4.19% 4.81% 3.50%
American Indian 0.53% 0.51% 0.92%

Genders in Lincoln High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.65% 51.09% 51.69%
Female 47.35% 48.91% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Lincoln High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 1644 1586 1455
Hispanic 240 270 355
Black 188 227 253
Asian/Pacific 112 93 96
Others 0 0 95
American Indian 16 10 12
Total 2200 2186 2266

Enrollment by Gender for Lincoln High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 1124 1136 1193
Female 1076 1050 1073
Total 2200 2186 2266

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Lincoln High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2200 2186 2266
# Eligible for free lunch 846 (38%) 772 (35%) 1021 (45%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 194 (9%) 219 (10%) 243 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1040 (47%) 991 (45%) 1264 (56%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Lincoln High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2200 2186 2266
Fulltime teachers 110.2 115.3 114.6
Student/Teacher Ratio 20.00 19.00 19.77
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 15.12 14.55 14.54