Enrollment
139
High
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL·NCES 200423001200
Central Jr-Sr High
700 Main, Burden, KS 67019 · (620) 438-2215 · Cowley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats 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
8.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
68 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 17% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Central. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
45.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 43.8% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 27.4% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Central Jr-Sr High
Central Jr-Sr High's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Jr-Sr High this school | 139 | 48.9% | 35.8% |
| Stafford Middle School/High School Stafford | 116 | 50.0% | 31.9% |
| Humboldt High School Humboldt | 176 | 49.4% | 23.7% |
| Oakley Sr High Oakley | 130 | 47.7% | 27.9% |
| Belle Plaine High Belle Plaine | 181 | 47.5% | 29.7% |
| Erie High School Erie | 144 | 45.8% | 16.9% |
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 Central Jr-Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #70 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #62 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #89 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #225 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #103 of 263 |
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
139
-9 (-6%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 139 | 16.9 | 8.2:1 | 49% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 14.5 | 10.0:1 | 57% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 13.5 | 10.1:1 | 63% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 16 | 9.3:1 | 61% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 16.3 | 9.4:1 | 64% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 146 | 18 | 8.1:1 | 64% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 48% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 183 | 19 | 9.6:1 | 31% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 17 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Jr-Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (153 to 139); teachers up 4% (16.3 to 16.9).
About Central Jr-Sr High
Central Jr-Sr High runs as a small high school in Burden, Kansas. The school's 139 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
Central runs Central Jr-Sr High along with 1 other school, enrolling 301 students in total.
Central Jr-Sr High enrolls a student body that is 82% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Cowley County is about 80% White. Central Jr-Sr High has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 8.2:1 comes from the school's 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Central Jr-Sr High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Cowley County is 10 points.
Central Jr-Sr High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Central Jr-Sr High, the prediction is 38.8% and the result is 35.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Cowley County show that median household income is about $57,878, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Central Jr-Sr High is one of 22 public schools in Cowley County, which together enroll about 5,714 students.
The closest other public school is Central Elem, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Central Jr-Sr High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students declined from 148 to 139 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 8.2 students per teacher, compared with 9.3 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Central Elem0.2 mi · 162
- Country View Elem8.3 mi · 114
- Dexter High9.7 mi · 157
- Dexter Elem9.7 mi · 134
- Winfield Middle School12.8 mi · 456
- Winfield High12.8 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Central Jr-Sr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Central Jr-Sr High?
Central Jr-Sr High enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 07-12.
Is Central Jr-Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Jr-Sr High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Central Jr-Sr High have?
Central Jr-Sr High employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Jr-Sr High?
At Central Jr-Sr High, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Jr-Sr High?
Central Jr-Sr High is overseen by Central in Cowley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.