Cimarron High

Set in Cimarron, Kansas, Cimarron High is a compact senior high, part of Cimarron-Ensign. It teaches 251 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Cimarron-Ensign (563 students total), Cimarron High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cimarron High shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cimarron High shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Cimarron High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cimarron High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 33.5%, a residual of -8.9 points.

In the broader community, census data for Gray County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,122 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Gray County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,002 students), Cimarron High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cimarron Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cimarron High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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