Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 270 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON·NCES 200429000178
Burlington High
830 Cross St, Burlington, KS 66839 · (620) 364-8672 · Coffey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
96 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 24% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Burlington. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 22.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
246
-42 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.8:1
% White
86%
was 90%
% Hispanic
3%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 246 | 25.6 | 9.6:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 22.6 | 11.3:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 24.4 | 11.8:1 | 31% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burlington High.
About Burlington High
In Burlington, Kansas, Burlington High is a low-enrollment high school. It educates 246 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Burlington, with 810 students enrolled.
Most students at Burlington High are White: 86% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic.
Burlington High's 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 39% of enrollment.
Burlington High is a bottom-10% school in Kansas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.3% against a predicted 43.5%.
Coffey County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,346, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Burlington High is among the 10 public schools in Coffey County.
The school nearest to Burlington High is Burlington Middle School 5 - 8, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Burlington High, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.4%; Burlington High's is 23.3%, ranking 6th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Burlington High saw enrollment fall 15% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. White students went from 90% of enrollment in 2017-18 to 86% in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 11.8:1 to 9.6:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Coffey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,308
Census ACS
Median income
$70,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 8Middle · 242 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 8Middle · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington Middle School 5 - 80.1 mi · 242
- Burlington Elementary School1.0 mi · 322
- Southern Coffey County Middle School10.3 mi · 50
- Southern Coffey County High School10.3 mi · 37
- Southern Coffey County Elementary10.5 mi · 84
- Hartford Jr./Sr. High School13.5 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Burlington HighHow large is Burlington High?
Burlington High enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Burlington High serve?
Burlington High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Burlington High have?
Burlington High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Burlington High?
Student demographics at Burlington High are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Burlington High?
Burlington High is overseen by Burlington in Coffey County.
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