Ellsworth High

Located at 211 W 11th, in Ellsworth, Kansas, Ellsworth High is a close-knit secondary school that teaches 300 students (grades 7 through 12), run under Ellsworth. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 410.

Across the 3 schools in Ellsworth (629 students total), Ellsworth High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Ellsworth High shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Ellsworth County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Ellsworth High has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ellsworth High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 32.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Ellsworth County shows median household earnings sit near $65,560, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Ellsworth County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,702 students), Ellsworth High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ellsworth Elem, around 0.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Ellsworth High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 10%: 272 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.