Enrollment
368
High
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORRIS COUNTY·NCES 200528000988
Council Grove Junior Senior High School
129 Hockaday St., Council Grove, KS 66846 · (620) 767-5149 · Morris County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test 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
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
188 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Morris County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
50.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 | 39.9% | 50.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 43.3% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Council Grove Junior Senior High School
Council Grove Junior Senior High School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council Grove Junior Senior High School this school | 368 | 51.1% | 38.9% |
| Russell Junior-Senior High Russell | 328 | 50.3% | 18.3% |
| Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School Fredonia | 314 | 49.7% | 21.4% |
| Central Heights High Richmond | 300 | 52.7% | 34.8% |
| Concordia Jr-Sr High Concordia | 524 | 52.9% | 30.6% |
| Jayhawk-Linn High Mound City | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
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 Council Grove Junior Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #44 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #34 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #112 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #102 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #60 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #140 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #92 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #31 of 75 |
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
368
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 368 | 31.3 | 11.8:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 29.6 | 12.2:1 | 55% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 29.7 | 11.8:1 | 50% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 29.2 | 11.4:1 | 46% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 47% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 34% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 30% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 26 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Council Grove Junior Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (332 to 368); teachers up 7% (29.2 to 31.3).
About Council Grove Junior Senior High School
Families in Council Grove, Kansas, are served by Council Grove Junior Senior High School, a medium-sized high school. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 368 students.
District-wide, Morris County has 3 schools and 762 students.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Council Grove Junior Senior High School. Next come 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Morris County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 31.3 full-time equivalents, or about 11.8 students per teacher. That matches the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas fairly closely. About 51% of students, or 188, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 51% average for public schools in Morris County.
The allk12 Grade for Council Grove Junior Senior High School is A. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Council Grove Junior Senior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.9%, compared with a predicted 37.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Morris County has about 5,340 residents, and the median household income is $58,686, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Morris County has 4 public schools and roughly 876 students.
The closest public school to Council Grove Junior Senior High School is Council Grove Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Its average proficiency rate of 38.9% is above the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
Council Grove Junior Senior High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Council Grove Junior Senior High School's enrollment grew 5%, to 368.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,340
Census ACS
Median income
$58,686
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
876 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morris County
- Council Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
- Prairie Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 76 students
Other schools in Council Grove
- Council Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Council Grove Elementary School0.6 mi · 318
- Prairie Heights Elementary School14.2 mi · 76
- NLC Elementary School16.0 mi · 223
- White City High16.2 mi · 50
- White City Elem16.2 mi · 140
- Northern Heights18.3 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Council Grove Junior Senior High SchoolHow large is Council Grove Junior Senior High School?
Council Grove Junior Senior High School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 07-12.
Is Council Grove Junior Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Council Grove Junior Senior High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Council Grove Junior Senior High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Council Grove Junior Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Council Grove Junior Senior High School?
Student demographics at Council Grove Junior Senior High School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Council Grove Junior Senior High School in?
Council Grove Junior Senior High School is part of Morris County.
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