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Enrollment
419
High
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATCHISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200354000956
Atchison High School
1500 W. Riley St, Atchison, KS 66002 · (913) 367-4162 · Atchison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
242 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 9 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Atchison Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
24.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 36.5% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 11.1% |
% 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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Atchison High School
Atchison High School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atchison High School this school | 419 | 57.8% | 20.3% |
| Parsons Sr High Parsons | 399 | 66.2% | 21.6% |
| Independence Sr High Independence | 550 | 66.2% | 37.7% |
| Baxter Springs High Baxter Springs | 361 | 57.3% | 42.9% |
| Wellington High School Wellington | 463 | 52.9% | 20.4% |
| Labette County High School Altamont | 483 | 58.0% | 23.8% |
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 Atchison High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #217 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #205 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #142 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #95 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #67 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #60 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #55 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #60 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
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 34.4 | 12.2:1 | 58% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 36.8 | 11.8:1 | 59% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 35.5 | 12.1:1 | 56% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 37 | 12.4:1 | 52% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 36.8 | 12.1:1 | 52% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 55% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 54% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 41% (225) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atchison High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (446 to 419); teachers down 7% (36.8 to 34.4).
About Atchison High School
Atchison High School is a high school in Atchison, Kansas, reachable at (913) 367-4162. Enrollment is 419 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12.
The 4 schools of Atchison Public Schools, including Atchison High School, enroll 1,450 students.
White students are the majority at Atchison High School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 13% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Atchison County's residents are about 88% White, 16 points above the school's share. Atchison High School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%. For comparison, public schools in Atchison County average 58%.
Atchison High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Atchison High School's results are 14.3 points below predicted: 20.3% against 34.5%.
Atchison High School is located in Atchison County, where the median household income is $61,112, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Atchison High School is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Atchison Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Atchison High School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Atchison High School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 458.
Community posts for Atchison High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,208
Census ACS
Median income
$61,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,948 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Atchison Public Schools
- Atchison Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Central SchoolCombined · 51 students
Other schools in Atchison
- Atchison Elementary SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Atchison Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Central SchoolCombined · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Atchison Elementary School0.3 mi · 693
- Atchison Middle School1.1 mi · 287
- Central School1.1 mi · 51
- RUSHVILLE ELEM.6.8 mi · 157
- DEKALB JR.-SR. HIGH11.3 mi · 120
- Doniphan West Elementary School13.0 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Atchison High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Atchison High School?
Atchison High School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Atchison High School serve?
Atchison High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Atchison High School have?
Atchison High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Atchison High School?
Student demographics at Atchison High School are roughly 72% White, 3% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Atchison High School public or private?
Atchison High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Atchison Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.