Burrton MS/HS

As a tiny 9-12 campus in Burrton, Kansas, Burrton MS/HS instructs 46 students from grades 7 through 12, run under Burrton. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Burrton MS/HS sits 89% below that benchmark.

Within Burrton, which oversees 2 schools and 109 students, Burrton MS/HS is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Burrton MS/HS lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 7% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Harvey County as a whole.

On the resource side, Burrton MS/HS reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harvey County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burrton MS/HS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 28.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harvey County put median household earnings sit near $74,368, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Harvey County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students), Burrton MS/HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Burrton Elem, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burrton MS/HS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Burrton MS/HS's enrollment has decreased 61% since 2018, when it stood at 119 (now 46). Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 1% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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