Total enrollment
1,617
+40 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
5 schools in Wamego
Kansas · 1,617 students · 1 city
Across Wamego (Kansas), 5 public K-12 schools serve approximately 1,617 students, an average of 323 per school.
4-year change in Wamego
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
5
+1 (+25%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wamego ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #31 of 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,617 | #58 of 156 | #5,175 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 5 | #68 of 156 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #127 of 154 | #4,792 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.2% | #136 of 156 | #6,609 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #77 of 85 | #5,368 of 6,853 |
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 Wamego
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 1,546 to 1,599 students (up 3%) and from 127 to 112 full-time teachers (down 12%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wamego High | Wamego | High | 09-12 | 504 |
| Wamego Middle School | Wamego | Middle | 06-08 | 385 |
| Central Elem | Wamego | Elementary | PK-02 | 357 |
| West Elem | Wamego | Elementary | 03-05 | 353 |
| Wamego High School Virtual School | Wamego | High | 09-12 | 18 |
About Wamego
Wamego is a sparse Kansas school district running 5 schools with combined enrollment near 1,617.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Wamego covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,617 students, rose 3% from the 1,577 reported in SY 2020-21. Wamego now counts 5 public schools, up from 4 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Wamego discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.