Baldwin High School

Baldwin High School is one of the medium-sized high schools in Baldwin City, Kansas, overseen by Baldwin City, with 437 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

Within Baldwin City, which oversees 4 schools and 1,387 students, Baldwin High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Baldwin High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder looks like 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Baldwin High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Douglas County's rate of about 40%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Baldwin High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.0%, the actual is 36.1%, a residual of -12.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $69,746, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Douglas County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,766 students), Baldwin High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Baldwin Junior High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Baldwin High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

Baldwin High School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Baldwin High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 440 (now 437). White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.