Gardner Edgerton High

Gardner Edgerton High is a four-year high school of large scale in Gardner, Kansas, run under Gardner Edgerton, caters to 1,794 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 338% larger than the state mean of about 410.

Gardner Edgerton High is one of 11 schools operated by Gardner Edgerton, a district that enrolls 5,854 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Gardner Edgerton High records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Gardner Edgerton High shows 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gardner Edgerton High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.2%; Gardner Edgerton High posts 25.6%, -19.6 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Johnson County) logs that median household income runs about $109,208, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Gardner Edgerton High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madison Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gardner Edgerton High ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.7%.

Gardner Edgerton High operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gardner Edgerton High's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,593 (now 1,794). Over the same period, the White share fell from 79% to 72%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Gardner Edgerton High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.