Enrollment
73
High
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANSAS CUSD 3·NCES 172079002371
Kansas High School
310 S Front, Kansas, IL 61933 · (217) 948-5175 · Edgar County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
46 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kansas CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.0%
IL avg 51.0% . -6.5pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
IL avg 37.9% . -19.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
73
-31 (-30%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 9.4:1
% White
90%
was 98%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kansas High School
As a tiny high school in Kansas, Illinois, Kansas High School enrolls 73 students from grades 7 through 12, part of Kansas CUSD 3. Enrollment runs roughly 91% smaller than the state mean of about 834.
Kansas CUSD 3 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 168 students; Kansas High School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Kansas High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder comes out to 7% Black.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kansas High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.0%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Edgar County) logs that median household earnings sit near $59,941, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Kansas High School is one of 19 public schools in Edgar County (combined enrollment of about 2,650 students).
Nearest neighbor: Kansas Elem School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kansas High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kansas High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.2%.
Kansas High School operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Kansas High School's enrollment has shrank 30% since 2018, when it stood at 104 (now 73). White enrollment moved from 98% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 5.5:1 today.
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kansas
- Kansas Elem SchoolElementary · 95 students
- Treatment & Learning CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Kansas Elem School0.0 mi · 95
- Ashmore Elem School4.5 mi · 74
- Oakland High School8.6 mi · 61
- Lake Crest Elem School8.6 mi · 185
- Charleston Middle School12.7 mi · 401
- Charleston High School12.8 mi · 795
Frequently asked questions
About Kansas High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kansas High School?
Kansas High School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Kansas High School serve?
Kansas High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kansas High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kansas High School is approximately 5.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kansas High School?
At Kansas High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Kansas High School?
Kansas High School is overseen by Kansas CUSD 3 in Edgar County.
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