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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT SCOTT·NCES 200618000149
Fort Scott Sr High
1005 S Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701 · (620) 223-0600 · Bourbon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
273 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 154 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 136 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fort Scott. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
34.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 34.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 14.2% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fort Scott Sr High
Fort Scott Sr High's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Scott Sr High this school | 578 | 47.2% | 23.9% |
| Ottawa Sr High Ottawa | 681 | 50.2% | 19.0% |
| Neodesha High Neodesha | 360 | 48.3% | 21.9% |
| Anderson County Jr/Sr High School Garnett | 419 | 44.2% | 34.5% |
| Beloit Jr-Sr High Beloit | 336 | 45.8% | 31.8% |
| Marysville Jr/Sr High Marysville | 364 | 45.1% | 32.2% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fort Scott Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #187 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #133 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #135 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #78 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #100 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #138 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #113 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #100 of 100 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
578
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 578 | 41.3 | 14.0:1 | 47% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 41.9 | 13.6:1 | 58% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 43.4 | 13.4:1 | 47% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 48% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 40.5 | 14.3:1 | 55% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 60% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 51% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 28% (196) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 41 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Scott Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (579 to 578); teachers up 2% (40.5 to 41.3).
About Fort Scott Sr High
Fort Scott Sr High is a medium-sized high school found in Fort Scott, Kansas. The student body numbers 578 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Kansas) has about 410 students.
Fort Scott oversees Fort Scott Sr High and 4 other schools, with 1,731 students in total.
Fort Scott Sr High's enrollment is 88% White. It is also 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, Bourbon County is about 91% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Fort Scott Sr High is 41.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.0:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school counts 273 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 47%. Public schools in Bourbon County average 57%.
Fort Scott Sr High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fort Scott Sr High ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 23.9%; the prediction is 39.6%.
Bourbon County has about 14,394 residents, and the median household income is $59,238, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Bourbon County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,172 students.
Winfield Scott Elem is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Fort Scott Sr High. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fort Scott Sr High is 7th on average proficiency.
Fort Scott Sr High has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Fort Scott Sr High's enrollment climbed from 562 in 2020-21 to 578 in 2024-25.
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Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,394
Census ACS
Median income
$59,238
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,172 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Scott
- Fort Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Eugene Ware ElemElementary · 361 students
- Winfield Scott ElemElementary · 311 students
- Fort Scott Preschool CenterElementary · 109 students
Other schools in Fort Scott
- Fort Scott Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- Eugene Ware ElemElementary · 361 students
- Winfield Scott ElemElementary · 311 students
- Fort Scott Preschool CenterElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Winfield Scott Elem0.4 mi · 311
- Fort Scott Preschool Center0.5 mi · 109
- Eugene Ware Elem0.7 mi · 361
- Fort Scott Middle School0.8 mi · 372
- West Bourbon Elementary14.6 mi · 263
- Uniontown High School14.7 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Scott Sr HighHow many students attend Fort Scott Sr High?
Fort Scott Sr High enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fort Scott Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Scott Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Scott Sr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Scott Sr High is approximately 14.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fort Scott Sr High?
Student demographics at Fort Scott Sr High are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fort Scott Sr High in?
Fort Scott Sr High is part of Fort Scott.
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