Enrollment
62
High
DISTRICT 82 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEYLIN·NCES 200479000482
Cheylin Jr/Sr High
605 Bird Ave., Bird City, KS 67731 · (785) 734-2341 · Cheyenne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
6.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
31 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 8% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Cheylin. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
58.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 | 61.3% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Cheylin Jr/Sr High
Cheylin Jr/Sr High's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheylin Jr/Sr High this school | 62 | 50.0% | 46.7% |
| Elkhart High Elkhart | 108 | 53.7% | 13.0% |
| Greeley County Jr./Sr. High Tribune | 131 | 48.9% | 28.1% |
| Wichita County Junior-Senior High School Leoti | 187 | 53.5% | 29.9% |
| South Gray High Montezuma | 59 | 40.7% | 15.5% |
| Kinsley Jr/Sr High School Kinsley | 135 | 44.4% | 24.9% |
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 Cheylin Jr/Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #294 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
62
+6 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 64
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
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 | 62 | 9.1 | 6.8:1 | 50% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 8.5 | 7.4:1 | 41% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 7.7 | 9.2:1 | 44% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | 57% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 57 | 5.9 | 9.7:1 | 58% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 71 | 8 | 8.9:1 | 59% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 73 | 12 | 6.1:1 | 60% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 77 | 12 | 6.4:1 | 22% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 64 | 8 | 8.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cheylin Jr/Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (57 to 62); teachers up 55% (5.9 to 9.1).
About Cheylin Jr/Sr High
Cheylin Jr/Sr High is a public very small high school in Bird City, Kansas. Total enrollment is 62 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12. That is 85% below the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
The 2 schools of Cheylin, including Cheylin Jr/Sr High, enroll 164 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cheylin Jr/Sr High is 60% White. Other groups include 40% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheylin Jr/Sr High is 6.8:1, based on 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Cheyenne County is similar, at 51%.
Among Kansas public high schools, Cheylin Jr/Sr High outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.3%. Cheylin Jr/Sr High scores 46.7%.
In Cheyenne County, the median household earns about $55,429 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Cheyenne County, 4 public schools serve about 461 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cheylin Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Cheylin Jr/Sr High is 1st of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Cheylin Jr/Sr High has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 62, compared with 56 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.8:1) than in 2020-21 (9.3:1).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cheyenne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,628
Census ACS
Median income
$55,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cheylin Elementary0.1 mi · 102
- St Francis High14.1 mi · 164
- St Francis Elem14.2 mi · 133
- DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL21.1 mi · 126
- BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL21.2 mi · 159
- Rawlins County Elementary26.4 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Cheylin Jr/Sr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Cheylin Jr/Sr High?
Cheylin Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 62 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Cheylin Jr/Sr High serve?
Cheylin Jr/Sr High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cheylin Jr/Sr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cheylin Jr/Sr High is approximately 6.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cheylin Jr/Sr High?
At Cheylin Jr/Sr High, the student body is approximately 60% White, 40% Hispanic.
What district is Cheylin Jr/Sr High in?
Cheylin Jr/Sr High is part of Cheylin.
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