Abraham Lincoln High School (Des Moines, Iowa)

Lincoln High School
Address
2600 SW 9th Street Des Moines , Iowa 50315 United States
Information
Type	Public secondary
Established	1923
School district	Des Moines Independent Community School District
Superintendent	Ian Roberts
Principal	Paul Williamson
Staff	90.70 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,403 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	26.49[1]
Campus	Urban
Color(s)	Maroon and gold
Athletics conference	Iowa Alliance Conference
Nickname	Railsplitters
Rivals	Dowling Maroons East Scarlets Roosevelt Roughriders
Website	Des Moines Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln High School, usually referred to simply as Lincoln High School or Lincoln, is a public secondary school located on Des Moines Southside Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Independent Community School District, the largest high school in the Des Moines public school district and the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,409+ students operating out of two buildings on the Des Moines Southside was named after the 16th United States president Abraham Lincoln. The school sports team is named after one of President Lincoln's nicknames, the "Rail Splitter" (the "Lincoln Railsplitters" or "Rails"). Their mascot is typically a senior at the school or a recent alumni dressed up as Abraham Lincoln. The school is known as the Pride of the South Side.