Enrollment
241
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUESTEM·NCES 200855000038
Bluestem Jr/Sr High
500 Bluestem Drive, Leon, KS 67074 · (316) 742-3281 · Butler County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
115 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 20% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Bluestem. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
25.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 33 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 | 32.8% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 10.7% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Bluestem Jr/Sr High
Bluestem Jr/Sr High's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestem Jr/Sr High this school | 241 | 47.7% | 27.7% |
| Hoisington High Hoisington | 225 | 47.1% | 17.6% |
| Santa Fe Trail High Carbondale | 308 | 46.1% | 17.1% |
| Ell-Saline Middle/High School Brookville | 204 | 46.6% | 31.3% |
| Humboldt High School Humboldt | 176 | 49.4% | 23.7% |
| Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High School Medicine Lodge | 224 | 50.0% | 32.1% |
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 Bluestem Jr/Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #149 of 262 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #204 of 262 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #179 of 262 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #148 of 332 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #7 of 172 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #117 of 172 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #107 of 263 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #36 of 75 | N/A |
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
241
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 241 | 25.7 | 9.4:1 | 48% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 17.4 | 14.0:1 | 51% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 16.8 | 14.6:1 | 53% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 19.1 | 11.5:1 | 52% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 51% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 32% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 15% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 14 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluestem Jr/Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (220 to 241); teachers up 35% (19.1 to 25.7).
About Bluestem Jr/Sr High
Bluestem Jr/Sr High is a high school in Leon, Kansas, reachable at (316) 742-3281. The school has 241 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Kansas enroll about 410 students on average.
Bluestem has 508 students in 2 schools, and Bluestem Jr/Sr High is one of those schools.
Bluestem Jr/Sr High is 85% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Butler County, where about 87% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Bluestem Jr/Sr High reported 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. The school's 9.4:1 compares with an average of 11.9:1 for high schools in Kansas. Roughly 48% of students at Bluestem Jr/Sr High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 37% average among public schools in Butler County.
The model predicts 39.4% for a school in Kansas with Bluestem Jr/Sr High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bluestem Jr/Sr High posts 27.7%.
Butler County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,610 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Bluestem Jr/Sr High shares Butler County with 41 other public schools.
Bluestem Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Bluestem Jr/Sr High is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 34.8% on proficiency, and Bluestem Jr/Sr High is below that at 27.7%.
In the federal locale system, Bluestem Jr/Sr High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 244 in 2020-21 and 241 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 9.4:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bluestem Jr/Sr High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bluestem Elementary School0.2 mi · 267
- Ewalt Elementary9.7 mi · 310
- Skelly Elementary School9.8 mi · 266
- Augusta Sr High10.0 mi · 594
- El Dorado Virtual School10.0 mi · 22
- Lincoln Elem10.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Bluestem Jr/Sr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Bluestem Jr/Sr High?
Bluestem Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Bluestem Jr/Sr High serve?
Bluestem Jr/Sr High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bluestem Jr/Sr High have?
Bluestem Jr/Sr High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluestem Jr/Sr High?
At Bluestem Jr/Sr High, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bluestem Jr/Sr High in?
Bluestem Jr/Sr High is part of Bluestem.
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