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What advice would you give to incoming students at Circle High?
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Enrollment
604
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CIRCLE·NCES 201230000803
Circle High
905 Main, Towanda, KS 67144 · (316) 541-2277 · Butler County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
184 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 9 | 161 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 150 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 142 | 24% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Circle. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +15.5pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +28.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 14.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Circle High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #154 of 262 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #85 of 262 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #56 of 262 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #76 of 332 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #145 of 172 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #127 of 172 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #210 of 263 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #69 of 75 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
604
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 604 | 38.2 | 15.8:1 | 30% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 31.8 | 19.0:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 33.3 | 18.0:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 24% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 33.1 | 18.0:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 25% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 18% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Circle High.
About Circle High
Circle High, a medium-sized high school, is located in Towanda, Kansas. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 604 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Circle High reports to Circle, which has 6 schools and 2,091 students.
About 87% of the student body at Circle High is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Butler County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 30% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Circle High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kansas are predicted to post 47.6%, so the school is 21.0 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Butler County census figures show that the median household income is $81,610, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Butler County is home to 42 public schools and about 18,052 public school students.
Circle Towanda Elementary is located about 0.5 miles from Circle High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Circle High is behind the 36.1% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
2024-25 enrollment was 604, a 5% gain from 577 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Circle High covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Circle
- Circle Greenwich ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Circle Middle SchoolMiddle · 312 students
- Circle Benton ElementaryElementary · 286 students
- Circle Towanda ElementaryElementary · 278 students
- Circle Oil Hill ElementaryElementary · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Circle Towanda Elementary0.5 mi · 278
- Circle Oil Hill Elementary5.8 mi · 274
- Circle Benton Elementary6.2 mi · 286
- Circle Middle School6.4 mi · 312
- Ewalt Elementary6.8 mi · 310
- Skelly Elementary School6.8 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Circle HighHow many students attend Circle High?
Circle High enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 09-12.
Is Circle High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Circle High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Circle High have?
Circle High employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Circle High?
At Circle High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Circle High?
Circle High is overseen by Circle in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.