Total enrollment
198
-19 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
2 schools in South Barber
Kansas · 198 students · 1 city
Of the 2 public K-12 schools run by South Barber, combined student count is roughly 198, with 1 elementary and 1 high.
4-year change in South Barber
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
2
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Inside South Barber
Since 2017-18, the 2 district schools that reported both years went from 248 to 198 students (down 20%) and from 22 to 20 full-time teachers (down 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Barber Pre-K-6 | Kiowa | Elementary | PK-06 | 111 |
| South Barber 7-12 | Kiowa | High | 07-12 | 87 |
About South Barber
South Barber is a thinly populated Kansas school district running 2 schools with combined enrollment near 198.
In terms of grade levels, South Barber is built around 1 elementary and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, South Barber runs about 99 students per school, 72% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 355.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment fell 9%: 217 students in SY 2020-21 versus 198 in SY 2024-25.
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