Fort Dodge High School
819 North 25th St
Fort Dodge IA, 50501, Webster County
Phone: 515-955-1770
Ranking: 
(185 out of 205, bottom 10%)*
(185 out of 205, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fort Dodge Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 73 | 77 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 99 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,125 | 1,157 | 1,142 | 1,182 | 1,147 | 1,213 | 1,257 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 274 | 24.4% | 288 | 24.9% | 268 | 23.5% | 273 | 23.1% | 295 | 25.7% | 297 | 24.5% | 319 | 25.4% |
| Grade 10: | 294 | 26.1% | 265 | 22.9% | 269 | 23.6% | 293 | 24.8% | 287 | 25.0% | 317 | 26.1% | 313 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 264 | 23.5% | 280 | 24.2% | 293 | 25.7% | 294 | 24.9% | 301 | 26.2% | 287 | 23.7% | 311 | 24.7% |
| Grade 12: | 293 | 26.0% | 324 | 28.0% | 312 | 27.3% | 322 | 27.2% | 264 | 23.0% | 312 | 25.7% | 314 | 25.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 562 | 50.0% | 579 | 50.0% | 583 | 51.1% | 625 | 52.9% | 612 | 53.4% | 652 | 53.8% | 666 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 563 | 50.0% | 578 | 50.0% | 559 | 48.9% | 557 | 47.1% | 535 | 46.6% | 553 | 45.6% | 587 | 46.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.2% | 12 | 1.0% | 19 | 1.7% | 17 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.6% | 27 | 2.2% | 23 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 64 | 5.7% | 65 | 5.6% | 59 | 5.2% | 59 | 5.0% | 53 | 4.6% | 59 | 4.9% | 64 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 84 | 7.5% | 80 | 6.9% | 83 | 7.3% | 86 | 7.3% | 75 | 6.5% | 106 | 8.7% | 110 | 8.8% |
| White: | 927 | 82.4% | 960 | 83.0% | 943 | 82.6% | 984 | 83.2% | 975 | 85.0% | 1,012 | 83.4% | 1,058 | 84.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 3.0% | 38 | 3.3% | 35 | 3.1% | 33 | 2.8% | 22 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 463 | 41.2% | 493 | 42.6% | 468 | 41.0% | 429 | 36.3% | 362 | 31.6% | 367 | 30.3% | 386 | 30.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 117 | 10.4% | 121 | 10.5% | 107 | 9.4% | 106 | 9.0% | 106 | 9.2% | 105 | 8.7% | 112 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 15.04 | 14.03 | 13.95 | 12.84 | 12.90 | 12.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.01% | 68.72% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 74.36% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.51% | 78.19% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.21% | 78.21% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.3% | 46.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.7% | 53.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 19.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.3% | 22.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.7% | 77.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,776.0 | $41,756.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,321.0 | $28,231.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,871.0 | $45,658.0 |
* Fort Dodge High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.