Goessel High

Goessel High is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Goessel, Kansas, overseen by Goessel. The school hosts 154 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Goessel High sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Goessel High is one of 2 schools operated by Goessel, a district that works with 272 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Goessel High reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Marion County's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Goessel High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $64,695, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Marion County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students), Goessel High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Goessel Elem, around 0.5 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Goessel High comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

Goessel High operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 173 students in 2018 compared to 154 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

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