Enrollment
181
High
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLE PLAINE·NCES 200390000737
Belle Plaine High
901 N. Main Street, Belle Plaine, KS 67013 · (620) 488-2421 · Sumner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
86 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 9 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 58 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 23% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Belle Plaine. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
23.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 | 27.9% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.4% | 31.4% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Belle Plaine High
Belle Plaine High's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Plaine High this school | 181 | 47.5% | 29.7% |
| Central Jr-Sr High Burden | 139 | 48.9% | 35.8% |
| Ell-Saline Middle/High School Brookville | 204 | 46.6% | 31.3% |
| Prairie View High LaCygne | 258 | 44.6% | 28.5% |
| Erie High School Erie | 144 | 45.8% | 16.9% |
| Bluestem Jr/Sr High Leon | 241 | 47.7% | 27.7% |
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 Belle Plaine High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #123 of 262 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #213 of 262 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #217 of 262 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #184 of 332 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #110 of 263 | #3 of 6 |
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
181
+14 (+8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 181 | 17.8 | 10.2:1 | 48% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 14.7 | 12.4:1 | 43% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 15.7 | 11.2:1 | 42% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 34% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 187 | 15.2 | 12.3:1 | 34% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 20 | 9.0:1 | 24% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 44% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 24 | 9.5:1 | 32% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Plaine High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (187 to 181); teachers up 17% (15.2 to 17.8).
About Belle Plaine High
Belle Plaine High is a small high school serving families in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Enrollment is 181 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 56% smaller than average.
Belle Plaine operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 554 students.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Belle Plaine High. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Belle Plaine High operates with 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.2:1. On average, high schools in Kansas have 11.9:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. Belle Plaine High reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Belle Plaine High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.5% at Belle Plaine High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Sumner County show that the median household income is $63,951, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Belle Plaine High is one of 23 public schools in the county.
Belle Plaine Middle is the public school closest to Belle Plaine High, about 0.1 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 32.4% on proficiency, and Belle Plaine High is below that at 29.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Belle Plaine High as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 8% from its 2020-21 level of 167.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Belle Plaine High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine ElemElementary · 211 students
- Belle Plaine MiddleMiddle · 162 students
Other schools in Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine ElemElementary · 211 students
- Belle Plaine MiddleMiddle · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Belle Plaine Middle0.1 mi · 162
- Belle Plaine Elem0.2 mi · 211
- Mulvane Grade School6.0 mi · 368
- Mulvane Middle School6.2 mi · 404
- Mulvane Elem W D Munson6.3 mi · 406
- Mulvane High7.5 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Plaine HighHow large is Belle Plaine High?
Belle Plaine High enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Belle Plaine High serve?
Belle Plaine High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Belle Plaine High have?
Belle Plaine High employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
How diverse is Belle Plaine High?
Belle Plaine High reports a student body of 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Belle Plaine High?
Belle Plaine High is overseen by Belle Plaine in Sumner County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.