Sidney Virtual SAC School

Sidney · IA · Sidney Comm School District · Public · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Sidney Virtual SAC School compares for families

What families should know about Sidney Virtual SAC School.

  • LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hamburg Charter High School, Essex Junior-Senior High School, Sidney High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21
SAT/ACT test-takers
0
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

Your state's public flagship

University of Iowa

85%
admit rate
$11,283
in-state tuition/yr · $33,371 out-of-state
1130–1320
SAT 25–75 · ACT 22–28

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Iowa profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
1:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
0.9
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
20
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Hamburg Charter High School
Hamburg
Public · charter 8.7 58
Essex Junior-Senior High School
Essex
Public 19.4 44
Sidney High School
Sidney
Public 0.0 129 -24.6%
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Diagonal
Public 69.0 27
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School
Orient
Public 72.3 36
Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School
Tabor
Public 9.9 147 +11.4%
Whiting Senior High School
Whiting
Public 99.0 41
Shenandoah High School
Shenandoah
Public 15.6 300 -5.1%

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