Courses

Sioux Central offers a wide variety of courses for our high school students. We offer courses in core subjects such as Math, English, Science, and Social Sciences as well as electives such as Family & Consumer Sciences, Art, Agriculture, Industrial Technology, Business, Computer Science, Foreign Language, Band, and Choir. For more information on courses offered at Sioux Central, check out Sioux Central's Course Catalog.

Sioux Central students need 52 credits to graduate, including 8 English credits, 6 Math credits, 6 Science credits, and 6 Social Science credits. The remaining 26 credits are considered electives. Required courses include English I, English II, Speech, Physical Science, Biology, World History, US History, US Government, Child Development, and Employability Skills.

May Term courses are mandatory for 9th-11th grade students. Freshman and Sophomores will attend a 5 day class and can earn 0.3 credits per May Term. Juniors will take a 5 day internship where they learn hands on skills and will also earn 0.3 credits. Students will take 3 May Term credits, at 0.3 credits each, for a total of 1 credit by the end of Junior year. 

2026 May Term Booklet

College level courses are available to high school students. Some courses are taught at Sioux Central while others take place either online or at off-campus locations including Storm Lake High School and the Iowa Central Regional Center in Storm Lake (across from WalMart). Online courses are available to 9th-12th grade students, while on and off campus classes are available to Juniors and Seniors only. For more information about on and off campus college classes, check out Sioux Central's Course Catalog. To sign up for an Iowa Central online course, please see Mrs. Anderson.