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Prairie Valley High School

(515) 352-3142

Physical Address:
1005 Riddle ST
Gowrie, IA  50543
Mailing Address:
P.o. Box 49
Gowrie, IA  50543

School Information

District:
Prairie Valley Comm School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Webster County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
241

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Prairie Valley High School

This School County Average State Average
White 95.85% 85.10% 85.70%
Others 2.07% 2.75% 3.50%
Hispanic 1.24% 5.15% 7.40%
American Indian 0.41% 0.40% 0.92%
Black 0.41% 5.83% 5.16%
Asian/Pacific 0% 1.00% 2.03%

Genders in Prairie Valley High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.53% 52.33% 51.69%
Female 46.47% 47.67% 48.31%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Prairie Valley High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 234 239 231
Others 0 0 5
Hispanic 1 3 3
American Indian 0 1 1
Black 3 2 1
Asian/Pacific 1 2 0
Total 239 247 241

Enrollment by Gender for Prairie Valley High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 132 133 129
Female 107 114 112
Total 239 247 241

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Prairie Valley High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 239 247 241
# Eligible for free lunch 48 (20%) 56 (23%) 58 (24%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 21 (9%) 15 (6%) 18 (7%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 69 (29%) 71 (29%) 76 (32%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Prairie Valley High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 239 247 241
Fulltime teachers 22.0 21.5 19.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 10.90 11.50 12.68
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 9.69 12.74 11.70