Andover Central High School

Andover Central High School is a senior high of substantial scale in Andover, Kansas, part of Andover, works with 886 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Andover Central High School sits 116% bigger than that benchmark.

Andover runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 9,460 students. Andover Central High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Andover Central High School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Andover Central High School has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Butler County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Andover Central High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 51.6%; this one comes in at 36.5%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Butler County indicate median household income runs about $81,610, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Andover Central High School is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).

Nearest neighbor: Andover Central Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Andover Central High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Andover Central High School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 809 (now 886). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 81% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.