Changing Communities
Regina plays an important role in Iowa City and Coralville and surrounding communities by helping to build stronger communities and a better place for employees to live and work. The reciprocal support of Regina from the community-at-large is tremendous in recognition of the educational choice Regina offers, the economic contribution it makes and the role it plays in helping to develop one of the finest work forces in the nation.
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Savings to Taxpayers & Public Schools
It would cost approximately $4.9 million to educate the 857 K-12 students at Regina, if they were integrated into the public school system. This number does not include the costs of buildings and additional staffing.
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Employee Economic Impact
Regina employs 92 full- and part-time employees, resulting in an annual infusion of nearly $4.1 million in wages into the local economy.
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Choice in Education
When communities and businesses recruit potential employers/ employees, one of the first questions asked is about schools. Regina is the only school in the area with a PreK-12 system all in one centralized location. Regina boasts an intimate environment where academic excellence and spirituality are taught, encouraged and role-modeled.
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A Regina student holds a real human brain that has been plastinated. The student was participating in Workplace Learning Connection‛s (WLC) Junior Mini Medical School job shadow. WLC partners with University of Iowa Health Care to present the program to high school students who might be interested in medical school.
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High-Quality Work Force
Regina has graduated over 3,400 alumni, over half of whom remain or return to live and work in the metro area. Regina prepares its graduates for the challenges ahead. Sixty-seven of sixty-eight 2011 graduates attend post-secondary institutions and one grad serves in the military. 90% of the Class of 2011 took the ACT test with an average composite of 24.9, above the national average of 21.1 and Iowa average of 22.3. Regina placed third in the 2011 AP Index, which computes the average number of AP advanced placement) tests taken per high school senior. In 2011, Regina students took over 200 AP tests. Regina students consistently score in the upper percentiles in statewide standardized tests.
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Tomorrow‛s Community Leaders
Regina students are taught that they are part of something bigger than themselves, and that something is community—school, church, community-at-large and beyond. From the youngest to the oldest, all students at Regina understand service to community is an expectation, not an option. Students are charged and empowered to make a difference when they see a need.
Regina alumni have held the positions of Iowa State Representative, Johnson County Supervisor, Iowa City Mayor, Iowa City Council member, and serve on numerous non-profit boards. This scenario is repeated by other alumni across the nation.
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