Total enrollment
953
-127 (-12%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Prairie Hills
Kansas · 953 students · 3 cities
Prairie Hills in Kansas runs 7 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 953 students (an average of 136 per school).
4-year change in Prairie Hills
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
-2 (-29%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Prairie Hills ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #22 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 953 | #89 of 156 | #7,124 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #64 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #38 of 154 | #1,538 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 35.7% | #125 of 156 | #6,035 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Prairie Hills
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Sabetha Elementary School at 53.6% proficient to Sabetha High School at 36.2%, a gap of 17.4 points. That is the 52nd widest gap among 60 Kansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 5 district schools that reported both years went from 951 to 953 students (unchanged) and from 83 to 83 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha Elementary School | Sabetha | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 |
| Sabetha High School | Sabetha | High | 09-12 | 217 |
| Sabetha Middle School | Sabetha | Middle | 06-08 | 173 |
| Axtell Elementary School | Axtell | Elementary | PK-08 | 113 |
| Axtell High | Axtell | High | 09-12 | 49 |
| Wetmore Elementary | Wetmore | Combined | M-M | · |
| Wetmore High | Wetmore | Combined | M-M | · |
About Prairie Hills
Prairie Hills is a sparse Kansas school district running 7 schools with combined enrollment near 953.
In terms of grade levels, Prairie Hills consists of 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Prairie Hills is about 136, lower than the Kansas average of roughly 355.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 953 students, decreased 12% from the 1,080 reported in SY 2020-21. Prairie Hills now counts 5 public schools, down from 7 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Prairie Hills discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.