Mount Pleasant High School
2104 South Grand Ave
Mount Pleasant IA, 52641, Henry County
Phone: 319-385-7700
Ranking: 
(111 out of 205, bottom 46%)*
(111 out of 205, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Mount Pleasant 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: | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 637 | 651 | 634 | 647 | 652 | 661 | 649 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 175 | 27.5% | 171 | 26.3% | 165 | 26.0% | 152 | 23.5% | 173 | 26.5% | 170 | 25.7% | 164 | 25.3% |
| Grade 10: | 162 | 25.4% | 167 | 25.7% | 142 | 22.4% | 175 | 27.0% | 163 | 25.0% | 160 | 24.2% | 171 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 157 | 24.6% | 137 | 21.0% | 173 | 27.3% | 158 | 24.4% | 162 | 24.8% | 161 | 24.4% | 175 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | 143 | 22.4% | 176 | 27.0% | 154 | 24.3% | 162 | 25.0% | 154 | 23.6% | 170 | 25.7% | 139 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 48.8% | 308 | 47.3% | 324 | 51.1% | 335 | 51.8% | 342 | 52.5% | 345 | 52.2% | 328 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 326 | 51.2% | 343 | 52.7% | 310 | 48.9% | 312 | 48.2% | 310 | 47.5% | 308 | 46.6% | 317 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 6.8% | 40 | 6.1% | 44 | 6.9% | 31 | 4.8% | 30 | 4.6% | 36 | 5.4% | 35 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic: | 32 | 5.0% | 43 | 6.6% | 35 | 5.5% | 40 | 6.2% | 33 | 5.1% | 26 | 3.9% | 34 | 5.2% |
| Black: | 18 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.5% | 15 | 2.3% | 17 | 2.6% | 20 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.5% |
| White: | 529 | 83.0% | 539 | 82.8% | 531 | 83.8% | 552 | 85.3% | 561 | 86.0% | 579 | 87.6% | 564 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 170 | 26.7% | 184 | 28.3% | 190 | 30.0% | 195 | 30.1% | 168 | 25.8% | 132 | 20.0% | 154 | 23.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 4.6% | 36 | 5.5% | 37 | 5.8% | 47 | 7.3% | 53 | 8.1% | 51 | 7.7% | 34 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 14.91 | 14.51 | 15.36 | 15.67 | 16.00 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.33% | 82.80% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.44% | 84.73% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.67% | 79.62% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 78.63% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.3% | 77.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.7% | 22.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.4% | 12.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.6% | 87.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,731.0 | $45,648.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,586.0 | $31,637.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,886.0 | $47,724.0 |
* Mount Pleasant High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.