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Chapman High

400 W 4th, Chapman, KS 67431 · (785) 922-6561 · Dickinson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Enrollment
383
High
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
139 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911430%
Grade 108221%
Grade 1110427%
Grade 128221%
Ungraded10%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
33287%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
3910%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
20152%
Female
18248%

School pathway

Feeds from
Chapman Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Chapman. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
61.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
66.7%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.7%66.7%
2023-2441.0%56.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Chapman High

Chapman High's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chapman High this school38336.3%44.9%
Ellsworth High
Ellsworth
30034.3%32.4%
Holton High
Holton
33536.1%37.3%
Sedgwick High
Sedgwick
23836.1%36.4%
Mulvane High
Mulvane
54033.0%30.0%
Hillsboro Middle/High School
Hillsboro
31035.2%46.4%
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 Chapman High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#18 of 262
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#4 of 262
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.7%#10 of 262
Enrollment
ranked largest first
383#100 of 332
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#98 of 172
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.8%#131 of 172
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.3%#180 of 263
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+11.0%#29 of 75
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 2024-25
Enrollment
383
+62 (+19%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538327.813.8:136% (139)
2023-2436426.913.5:138% (140)
2022-2338026.214.5:136% (135)
2020-213212811.5:144% (141)
2017-1834527.912.4:141% (143)
2015-163433111.1:138% (130)
2010-113032512.1:130% (90)
2000-014162914.3:121% (86)
1990-913802614.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapman High.

Since 2017-18: students up 11% (345 to 383); teachers unchanged (27.9 to 27.8).

About Chapman High

Chapman High is a mid-sized high school with an address in Chapman, Kansas. It had 383 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.

Chapman has a total of 6 schools and 1,134 students, Chapman High among them.

The share of White students at Chapman High is 87%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chapman High scores 24%.

Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. On average, public schools in Dickinson County report 49%.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Chapman High is +0.0 points: 44.9% actual, 44.8% predicted.

In Dickinson County, median household income comes to about $68,417, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dickinson County counts 19 public schools with about 3,530 students.

Chapman Middle School is the nearest public school to Chapman High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Chapman High, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Chapman High is ahead of the 38.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.

The federal government classifies Chapman High's location as Rural: Distant.

Enrollment was 383 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 321. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Dickinson County at a glance

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Population
18,445
Census ACS
Median income
$68,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,530 students

Quick facts

School name
Chapman High
District
Chapman
Address
400 W 4th, Chapman, KS 67431
Phone
(785) 922-6561
County
Dickinson County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
383
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (36%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
200462001249
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Chapman High. Chapman High is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Chapman High
How large is Chapman High?
Chapman High enrolls approximately 383 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chapman High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapman High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chapman High have?
Chapman High employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Chapman High?
Student demographics at Chapman High are roughly 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chapman High in?
Chapman High is part of Chapman.
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