Goodland Jr-Sr. High School

Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is a middle-of-the-pack high school in Goodland, Kansas, overseen by Goodland. The school enrolls 388 students in grades 7 through 12.

Goodland comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 854 students; Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is among them.

Demographically, Goodland Jr-Sr. High School logs that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Goodland Jr-Sr. High School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Goodland Jr-Sr. High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sherman County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 41.5%; Goodland Jr-Sr. High School posts 21.7%, -19.8 points below that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sherman County) records that median household income runs about $61,750, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Goodland Jr-Sr. High School is one of 5 public schools in Sherman County (combined enrollment of about 854 students).

The closest other public school is Goodland Virtual School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Goodland Jr-Sr. High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Goodland Jr-Sr. High School has showed little movement, going from 391 students in 2018 to 388 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 24% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.