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Enrollment
528
High
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANUTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200459000973
Chanute High
1501 West 36th Street, Chanute, KS 66720 · (620) 432-2510 · Neosho County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
281 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 129 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 136 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 129 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Chanute Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
38.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 29.6% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Chanute High
Chanute High's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanute High this school | 528 | 53.2% | 36.5% |
| Ottawa Sr High Ottawa | 681 | 50.2% | 19.0% |
| Concordia Jr-Sr High Concordia | 524 | 52.9% | 30.6% |
| Wellington High School Wellington | 463 | 52.9% | 20.4% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Columbus Junior High and High School Columbus | 438 | 55.3% | 25.8% |
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 Chanute High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #59 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #103 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #93 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #85 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #86 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #85 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #79 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #88 of 100 |
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
528
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 528 | 40.1 | 13.2:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 34.2 | 16.6:1 | 55% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 34.2 | 17.9:1 | 60% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 52% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 52% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 52% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 41 | 15.7:1 | 33% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chanute High.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (537 to 528); teachers up 18% (34 to 40.1).
About Chanute High
Chanute High is a high school in Chanute, Kansas, reachable at (620) 432-2510. It reports enrollment of 528 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 29% larger than the average for high schools in Kansas.
Chanute Public Schools runs Chanute High along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,569 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Chanute High, about 80 are White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Neosho County's residents are about 92% White, 12 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The school had 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1. The school reported 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Chanute High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 36.5% and a predicted 36.7%.
The school's county is Neosho County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,618, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 10 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,406, Chanute High among them.
Measured in a straight line, Chanute Elementary School is about 2.3 miles from Chanute High. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Chanute High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Chanute High the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 11% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.2:1.
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Neosho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,656
Census ACS
Median income
$56,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chanute Public Schools
- Chanute Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Royster Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Other schools in Chanute
- Chanute Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Royster Middle SchoolMiddle · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Chanute Elementary School2.3 mi · 652
- Royster Middle School2.8 mi · 389
- Altoona-Midway Middle/High School10.0 mi · 79
- Thayer Schools10.6 mi · 137
- Humboldt Virtual Education11.7 mi · 351
- Humboldt High School11.7 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Chanute HighHow large is Chanute High?
Chanute High enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chanute High serve?
Chanute High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Chanute High?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Chanute High.
How diverse is Chanute High?
Chanute High reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Chanute High in?
Chanute High is part of Chanute Public Schools.
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