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Burlington High School (Iowa)

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269:. The school has an enrollment of 1,092 students in grades 9 through 12. It is located at 421 Terrace Street and takes up the entire block on the west side of the street, from Terrace Drive, to Roosevelt Avenue, and north-south, from Division Street, to Johanssen Drive. The current building was completed in 1969, with the first graduating class in 1970. Prior to that, the school was located in another two-building campus two blocks west of Central Avenue, near the downtown business district. Until 1983, 9th grade students were enrolled in a separate building. The following school year, ninth grade was integrated into the high school. 312:, but will play at the on campus field when necessary. The football, and soccer teams utilize Bracewell Stadium, located inside of a ravine in the center of the city, surrounded by bluffs on all four sides and was the first football stadium west of the Mississippi River to install lights for night games. The basketball team primarily uses the gym at the school campus, but can also utilize Clark Field House, located directly to the north of Bracewell Stadium. The swimming team uses the pool on the grounds, they also have access to the indoor pool located at the local 243: 292:
of the classes but the standard shop classes, is built in a U-shape, with the cafeteria located in the center of the building. The gym, music rooms, band rooms, and all sports facilities are located in the left wing and the main classrooms are in the right wing. The current building is the third building the school has occupied since it opened; the first building stands as the current district maintenance shops and the second building sits on a hill only two blocks from the original building. It has been unoccupied since 1996.
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The campus consists of two buildings: the two-story main building and the single-story industrial arts building. It has one outdoor classroom, a running track, a football practice field, a softball field, one baseball field, and an indoor swimming pool. The two-story main building, which houses all
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Burlington High School had a dropout rate of 12.69% during the 2015-2016 school year, which dipped below the state average. The school has the highest dropout rate in the Southeastern region of Iowa, and also has one of the highest dropout rates in the state.
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The school sports teams are called the Grayhounds, and is only one of two high schools in the nation to use a purple and gray color scheme.
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The locations for the sports teams are scattered throughout the city, the baseball team plays primarily at nearby
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As the only high school in the district, it serves Burlington and
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Public secondary school in Burlington, Iowa, United States
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Burlington
Iowa
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40°48′18″N 91°08′10″W / 40.805°N 91.136°W / 40.805; -91.136
Burlington Community School District
Southeast Conference (Iowa)
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