Enrollment
236
High
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALENA·NCES 200636001387
Galena High
602 East 8th Street, Galena, KS 66739 · (620) 783-4499 · Cherokee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
136 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 25% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Galena. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 40.7% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 23.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Galena High
Galena High's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena High this school | 236 | 57.6% | 24.2% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Iola Sr High Iola | 296 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| Lincoln Jr/Sr High Lincoln | 181 | 58.0% | 41.3% |
| Pleasanton High Pleasanton | 162 | 58.0% | 14.0% |
| Jayhawk-Linn High Mound City | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
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 Galena High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #184 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #122 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #104 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #151 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #55 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #103 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #56 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #13 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
236
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 236 | 20.3 | 11.6:1 | 58% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 15.8 | 15.0:1 | 60% (142) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 16.8 | 14.9:1 | 58% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 53% (131) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 12.3 | 22.9:1 | 60% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 17 | 14.6:1 | 67% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 69% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 42% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 20 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galena High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (282 to 236); teachers up 65% (12.3 to 20.3).
About Galena High
Galena High is a low-enrollment high school in Kansas, with an address in Galena. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 236 students. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
Galena oversees Galena High and 4 other schools, with 825 students in total.
The student body at Galena High is 83% White. Other groups make up 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 20.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. That matches the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas fairly closely. Roughly 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.6% at Galena High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.2%.
Cherokee County census figures show that the median household income is $57,668, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 17 public schools in Cherokee County, enrolling about 3,647 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Galena Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 37.7%; Galena High's is 24.2%, ranking 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Galena High had 247 students, to 2024-25, when it had 236. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.0:1 in 2020-21, and 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,151
Census ACS
Median income
$57,668
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Galena
- Spring Grove Primary CenterElementary · 229 students
- Galena Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
- Liberty ElemElementary · 167 students
- Galena Virtual SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Galena
- Spring Grove Primary CenterElementary · 229 students
- Galena Middle SchoolMiddle · 174 students
- Liberty ElemElementary · 167 students
- Galena Virtual SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other Galena High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Galena High. Galena High is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Galena High SchoolRENO, NV · 1,345 students
- Galena High SchoolGalena, IL · 260 students
- GALENA HIGHGALENA, MO · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Galena Middle School0.0 mi · 174
- Liberty Elem0.0 mi · 167
- Galena Virtual School0.0 mi · 19
- Spring Grove Primary Center0.8 mi · 229
- Riverton High4.0 mi · 218
- Riverton Elem4.0 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Galena HighHow many students attend Galena High?
Galena High enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Galena High serve?
Galena High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Galena High?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Galena High.
What is the student diversity at Galena High?
Student demographics at Galena High are roughly 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Galena High in?
Galena High is part of Galena.
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