Augusta Sr High

Augusta Sr High is a middle-of-the-pack senior high in Augusta, Kansas, run under Augusta. The school serves 594 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Across the 5 schools in Augusta (1,905 students total), Augusta Sr High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Augusta Sr High lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Augusta Sr High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.4%; actual is 20.3%, a gap of -22.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Butler County) shows that median household income runs about $81,610, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Augusta Sr High is one of 42 public schools in Butler County (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elem, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Augusta Sr High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Augusta Sr High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 12%: 676 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.