Enrollment
73
High
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHETOPA-ST. PAUL·NCES 200477001493
Chetopa High
430 Elm Street, Chetopa, KS 67336 · (620) 236-7244 · Labette County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
60 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
18.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 | 28.9% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.5% | 6.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
14.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Chetopa High
Chetopa High's state test result (14.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chetopa High this school | 73 | 82.2% | 14.1% |
| Opportunity Academy Newton | 53 | 84.9% | 7.4% |
| North East High Arma | 133 | 71.4% | 15.6% |
| Golden Plains High Rexford | 55 | 78.2% | 28.3% |
| Caldwell Secondary School Caldwell | 109 | 68.8% | 31.0% |
| Oswego Junior-Senior High School Oswego | 195 | 69.7% | 29.6% |
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 Chetopa High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #285 of 332 |
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
73
-6 (-8%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 73 | 8.6 | 8.5:1 | 82% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 8.6 | 9.4:1 | 83% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 8.8 | 7.6:1 | 82% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 9 | 8.8:1 | 78% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 11.2 | 10.3:1 | 80% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 11 | 11.3:1 | 73% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 17 | 6.5:1 | 70% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 111 | 15 | 7.4:1 | 61% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 15 | 8.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chetopa High.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (115 to 73); teachers down 23% (11.2 to 8.6).
About Chetopa High
Chetopa High is a small high school with an address in Chetopa, Kansas. It enrolled 73 students in grades 6 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
Chetopa-St. Paul runs 5 schools with a combined 396 students. Chetopa High is one of them.
Chetopa High's enrollment is 71% White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Native American, and 3% Black. By comparison, Labette County residents are about 84% White. By the diversity index, Chetopa High comes in at 47%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 8.5:1, with 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 82%. Across public schools in Labette County, the average is 65%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Chetopa High would be expected to post about 22.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.1%.
In the county around the school, Labette County, median household income is about $56,325, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chetopa High is among the 18 public schools in Labette County.
The closest public school to Chetopa High is Chetopa Elem, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. The school's 14.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 79 in 2020-21 and 73 in 2024-25, a decrease of 6 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chetopa-St. Paul
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Chetopa ElemElementary · 61 students
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
- St. Paul High SchoolHigh · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Chetopa Elem0.0 mi · 61
- Bartlett Elem6.9 mi · 116
- Oswego Neosho Hgts Elem9.1 mi · 178
- Oswego Junior-Senior High School9.5 mi · 195
- Welch Elementary School11.6 mi · 135
- Welch High School11.6 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Chetopa HighHow large is Chetopa High?
Chetopa High enrolls approximately 73 students in grades 06-12.
Is Chetopa High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chetopa High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Chetopa High?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at Chetopa High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chetopa High?
At Chetopa High, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Chetopa High public or private?
Chetopa High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chetopa-St. Paul.
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