Garden Plain High

Garden Plain High is a senior high of modestly sized scale in Garden Plain, Kansas, overseen by Renwick, teacheing 174 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 58% leaner than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Renwick (1,989 students total), Garden Plain High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Garden Plain High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sedgwick County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Garden Plain High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.1%; this one comes in at 30.8%, -24.3 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate median household income runs about $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Garden Plain High is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

Nearest neighbor: Garden Plain Elem, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Garden Plain High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garden Plain High has held roughly steady, going from 172 students in 2018 to 174 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.