Doniphan West JR/SR High School

Doniphan West JR/SR High School is one of the intimate four-year high schools in Highland, Kansas, part of Doniphan West Schools, with 176 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Doniphan West JR/SR High School sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

Doniphan West JR/SR High School is one of 2 schools operated by Doniphan West Schools, a district that teaches 387 students overall.

Demographically, Doniphan West JR/SR High School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Doniphan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Doniphan West JR/SR High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 43.7%; this one comes in at 26.1%, -17.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, Doniphan County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,028, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Doniphan County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,340 students), Doniphan West JR/SR High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Doniphan West Elementary School, roughly 8.3 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Doniphan West JR/SR High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 42.5%.

Doniphan West JR/SR High School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 42%: 124 students in 2018 compared to 176 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 95% to 87%. Class-load math has widened: from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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