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Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARNETT·NCES 200645000206
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School
1100 W. Highway 31, Garnett, KS 66032 · (785) 448-3115 · Anderson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
185 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 16% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Garnett. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 32.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 →
Schools most like Anderson County Jr/Sr High School
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County Jr/Sr High School this school | 419 | 44.2% | 34.5% |
| Marysville Jr/Sr High Marysville | 364 | 45.1% | 32.2% |
| Beloit Jr-Sr High Beloit | 336 | 45.8% | 31.8% |
| Minneapolis Jr-Sr High School Minneapolis | 300 | 41.7% | 30.6% |
| Abilene High School Abilene | 443 | 43.3% | 27.2% |
| Girard High Girard | 284 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anderson County Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #79 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #140 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #143 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #96 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #59 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #172 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #130 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #45 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 35.7 | 11.8:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 33.4 | 13.0:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 33.7 | 12.7:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 43% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 40.1 | 11.4:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 49% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 38 | 12.1:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 30% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anderson County Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (457 to 419); teachers down 11% (40.1 to 35.7).
About Anderson County Jr/Sr High School
In Garnett, Kansas, Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is a medium-sized high school. It enrolled 419 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year.
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is among 4 schools run by Garnett, which serves 925 students.
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. The White share in Anderson County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.8:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is about 11.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is 44%. Across public schools in Anderson County, the average is 56%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Anderson County Jr/Sr High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School scores 34.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Anderson County show that median household income is about $70,614, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is one of 6 public schools in Anderson County, which together enroll about 1,188 students.
The school nearest to Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is Garnett Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place Anderson County Jr/Sr High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 449 to 419. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
The Anderson County Jr/Sr High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,834
Census ACS
Median income
$70,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,188 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garnett
- Garnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- WestphaliaElementary · 53 students
- Greeley ElemElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Garnett Elementary School0.8 mi · 401
- Greeley Elem9.2 mi · 52
- Central Heights High12.7 mi · 300
- Central Heights Elem12.7 mi · 239
- Westphalia14.7 mi · 53
- Parker Elem14.9 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Anderson County Jr/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School?
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Anderson County Jr/Sr High School serve?
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Anderson County Jr/Sr High School have?
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Anderson County Jr/Sr High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Anderson County Jr/Sr High School?
Anderson County Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Garnett in Anderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.