Hays High

Hays High is a 9-12 campus of big scale in Hays, Kansas, operated by Hays, serveing 1,017 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Hays High sits 148% larger than that benchmark.

Within Hays, which oversees 7 schools and 3,434 students, Hays High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hays High lists that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest reads as 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Hays High higher than the state norm the norm. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hays High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ellis County) logs that median household income runs about $63,084, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Ellis County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,040 students), of which Hays High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Roosevelt Elem, around 0.8 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hays High comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.

Hays High operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hays High's enrollment has climbed 12% since 2018, when it stood at 908 (now 1,017). White enrollment moved from 94% to 80% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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