Enrollment
157
High
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEXTER·NCES 200552001245
Dexter High
311 N. Main, Dexter, KS 67038 · (620) 876-5415 · Cowley County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
12.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
65 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 6 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 17% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Dexter. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
43.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 | 51.2% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 26.1% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Dexter High
Dexter High's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter High this school | 157 | 41.4% | 37.8% |
| Plainville High Plainville | 197 | 41.1% | 18.6% |
| Osborne Junior/Senior High Osborne | 157 | 42.7% | 40.3% |
| Northern Heights Allen | 102 | 42.2% | 38.8% |
| Kingman High Kingman | 198 | 43.9% | 27.9% |
| McLouth High McLouth | 125 | 42.4% | 16.2% |
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 Dexter High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #50 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #70 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #39 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #208 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #150 of 263 |
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
157
+25 (+19%) vs 2020
+128% since 1990-91, when it was 69
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 157 | 13.1 | 12.0:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 10.3 | 15.9:1 | 41% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 14.2 | 10.7:1 | 41% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 12 | 11.0:1 | 48% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 10 | 8.6:1 | 53% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 11 | 5.6:1 | 61% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 10 | 9.1:1 | 37% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 9 | 11.3:1 | 40% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 69 | 9 | 7.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dexter High.
Since 2017-18: students up 83% (86 to 157); teachers up 31% (10 to 13.1).
About Dexter High
At 311 N. Main in Dexter, Kansas, Dexter High operates as a very small high school. Students in grades 6 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 157 students. High schools in Kansas average about 410 students, which makes this school 62% below average.
Dexter is made up of 2 schools with 291 students in all.
The share of students at Dexter High who are White is 90%. Other groups make up 5% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Cowley County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
Dexter High reports a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher, from 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Lunch program data show 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Cowley County, the school's rate is lower.
Dexter High earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Kansas public high schools.
Dexter High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.8%, compared with a predicted 42.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Cowley County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $57,878 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Dexter High shares Cowley County with 21 other public schools.
Dexter Elem is less than a tenth of a mile from Dexter High, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Dexter High places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 132 (2020-21) to 157 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Dexter High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,411
Census ACS
Median income
$57,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Dexter High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dexter High. Dexter High is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Dexter High SchoolDEXTER, MI · 1,053 students
- DEXTER HIGHDEXTER, MO · 553 students
- DEXTER HIGHDEXTER, NM · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Dexter Elem0.0 mi · 134
- Central Jr-Sr High9.7 mi · 139
- Central Elem10.0 mi · 162
- Country View Elem10.2 mi · 114
- Cedar Vale Elem13.0 mi · 65
- Cedar Vale High13.0 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Dexter HighHow large is Dexter High?
Dexter High enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Dexter High serve?
Dexter High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Dexter High have?
Dexter High employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Dexter High?
Student demographics at Dexter High are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Dexter High?
Dexter High is overseen by Dexter in Cowley County.
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