Burlington High

Set in Burlington, Kansas, Burlington High is a close-knit senior high, part of Burlington. It caters to 246 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 40% leaner than the state mean of about 410.

Burlington runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 810 students. Burlington High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Burlington High shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Burlington High has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Burlington High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 43.5%; actual is 23.3%, a gap of -20.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Coffey County put the typical household earns roughly $70,346 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Coffey County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,498 students), of which Burlington High is one.

The closest other public school is Burlington Middle School 5 - 8, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Burlington High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burlington High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Burlington High's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 288 (now 246). The White share of enrollment shrank from 90% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.