Chisholm Life Skills Center

Chisholm Life Skills Center is one of the one-room-style high schools in Wichita, Kansas, part of Wichita, with 96 students on its rolls from grade 12. That puts it 77% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Chisholm Life Skills Center is among them.

Demographically, Chisholm Life Skills Center records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 11% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Chisholm Life Skills Center has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Chisholm Life Skills Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Sedgwick County's rate of about 63%.

In the surrounding community, Sedgwick County reports that median household income runs about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Chisholm Life Skills Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mead Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chisholm Life Skills Center.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 97 students in 2018 compared to 96 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Chisholm Life Skills Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.