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North High School
(515) 242-7200
- Physical Address:
- 501 Holcomb Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313
- Mailing Address:
- 501 Holcomb Ave
Des Moines, IA 50313
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:
- 1166
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in North High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
41.68% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Hispanic |
23.07% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Black |
22.81% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Asian/Pacific |
7.89% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| Others |
4.12% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| American Indian |
0.43% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in North High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
50.51% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
49.49% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for North High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
580 |
556 |
486 |
| Hispanic |
229 |
221 |
269 |
| Black |
248 |
274 |
266 |
| Asian/Pacific |
82 |
70 |
92 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| American Indian |
4 |
9 |
5 |
| Total |
1143 |
1130 |
1166 |
Enrollment by Gender for North High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
598 |
575 |
589 |
| Female |
545 |
555 |
577 |
| Total |
1143 |
1130 |
1166 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for North High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1143 |
1130 |
1166 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
683
(60%) |
627
(55%) |
767
(66%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
136
(12%) |
152
(13%) |
134
(11%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
819
(72%) |
779
(69%) |
901
(77%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for North High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1143 |
1130 |
1166 |
| Fulltime teachers |
78.0 |
77.9 |
77.3 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.70 |
14.50 |
15.08 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |