Enrollment
361
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAXTER SPRINGS·NCES 200381001508
Baxter Springs High
100 N Military, Baxter Springs, KS 66713 · (620) 856-3366 · Cherokee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest 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
11.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
207 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 Baxter Springs. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
53.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 57.1% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 25.0% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Baxter Springs High
Baxter Springs High's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Springs High this school | 361 | 57.3% | 42.9% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Labette County High School Altamont | 483 | 58.0% | 23.8% |
| Galena High Galena | 236 | 57.6% | 24.2% |
| Iola Sr High Iola | 296 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| Columbus Junior High and High School Columbus | 438 | 55.3% | 25.8% |
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 Baxter Springs High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #29 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #29 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #18 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #104 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #46 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #71 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #59 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #9 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
361
-99 (-22%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 361 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 59% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 28.6 | 13.6:1 | 58% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 27.6 | 16.6:1 | 53% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 58% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 58% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 245 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 33% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 18 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baxter Springs High.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (459 to 361); teachers up 16% (27.6 to 32).
About Baxter Springs High
Located in Baxter Springs, Kansas, Baxter Springs High is a medium-sized high school. The school had 361 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25.
Baxter Springs High falls under Baxter Springs, which has 4 schools enrolling 865 students.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Baxter Springs High. The remaining students are 10% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Cherokee County is about 87% White. By the diversity index, Baxter Springs High comes in at 42%.
The school reported 32 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.3:1. High schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 11.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, Baxter Springs High receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Baxter Springs High is 8.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 42.9%. Predicted: 34.7%.
Cherokee County has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,668, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cherokee County number 17 and enroll about 3,647.
The school nearest to Baxter Springs High is USD 508 eAcademy, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Baxter Springs High ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Baxter Springs High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 361, 22% below the 460 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.7:1 to 11.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baxter Springs
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 245 students
- Central ElemElementary · 223 students
- USD 508 eAcademyHigh · 36 students
Other schools in Baxter Springs
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 245 students
- Central ElemElementary · 223 students
- USD 508 eAcademyHigh · 36 students
Nearby schools
- USD 508 eAcademy0.0 mi · 36
- Lincoln Elem0.7 mi · 245
- Central Elem1.2 mi · 223
- Riverton Elem2.9 mi · 313
- Riverton Middle2.9 mi · 147
- Riverton High2.9 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Baxter Springs HighHow many students attend Baxter Springs High?
Baxter Springs High enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Baxter Springs High serve?
Baxter Springs High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Baxter Springs High?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Baxter Springs High.
How diverse is Baxter Springs High?
Baxter Springs High reports a student body of 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Baxter Springs High in?
Baxter Springs High is part of Baxter Springs.
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