Dighton High

Set in Dighton, Kansas, Dighton High is a minimally staffed high school, operated by Dighton. It hosts 86 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Within Dighton, which oversees 2 schools and 225 students, Dighton High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Dighton High records that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Lane County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Dighton High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dighton High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lane County shows median household earnings sit near $54,526, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lane County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 227 students), of which Dighton High is one.

Dighton Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dighton High at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 110 students in 2018 compared to 86 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 79% to 92% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

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