Derby High School

Derby High School is a roomy secondary school in Derby, Kansas, one of the schools within Derby. The school educates 2,172 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Derby High School sits 430% larger than that benchmark.

Derby comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 7,416 students; Derby High School is among them.

Demographically, Derby High School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Derby High School has 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Derby High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -10.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Sedgwick County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), Derby High School is one campus in the mix.

Tanglewood Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Derby High School. On composite proficiency, Derby High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Derby High School has grew 10%, going from 1,971 students in 2018 to 2,172 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 70% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.