Harlan High School
Harlan, IA · High School · Grades 9-12
Harlan High School is a high school in Harlan, IA with 477 students enrolled and a 65% proficiency rate. Part of Harlan Comm School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Harlan High School is a high school located in Harlan, Iowa. The school serves 477 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 65% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 78% graduation rate.
31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Harlan High School is part of the Harlan Comm School District in Iowa.
How This School Compares
Harlan High School has 477 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Harlan Comm School District (375 students). Its 65% proficiency rate is 8 percentage points above the district average of 57%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 12 points higher. With a 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Harlan High School has 477 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1.
According to EDFacts data, 65% of students at Harlan High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Harlan High School has a 78% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Harlan High School is part of the Harlan Comm School District in Harlan, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.