Enrollment
274
High
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HESSTON·NCES 200717001194
Hesston High
200 N Ridge Road, Hesston, KS 67062 · (620) 327-7122 · Harvey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Kansas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
65 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 83 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 21% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hesston. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 41.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hesston High
Hesston High's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesston High this school | 274 | 23.7% | 34.8% |
| Cheney High Cheney | 235 | 20.9% | 44.0% |
| Rock Creek High School St George | 415 | 23.6% | 33.7% |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High Silver Lake | 355 | 20.8% | 47.4% |
| Riley County High School Riley | 232 | 20.7% | 36.1% |
| Nemaha Central High School Seneca | 242 | 19.8% | 37.8% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hesston High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Harvey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #75 of 262 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #89 of 262 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #40 of 262 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #132 of 332 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #58 of 172 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #141 of 172 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #237 of 263 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #55 of 75 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
+30 (+12%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 23.3 | 11.7:1 | 24% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 259 | 18.5 | 14.0:1 | 22% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 19.4 | 14.1:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 18 | 13.6:1 | 26% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 17.8 | 14.7:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 24% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 29% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 13% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hesston High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (262 to 274); teachers up 31% (17.8 to 23.3).
About Hesston High
Hesston High is a low-enrollment high school in Hesston, Kansas. The school enrolls 274 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 33% smaller than that.
Hesston enrolls 853 students in 3 schools, including Hesston High.
Hesston High enrolls a student body that is 88% White. It is also 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hesston High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 at Hesston High, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Kansas have a similar average ratio of 11.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 24%. On average, public schools in Harvey County report 52%.
Hesston High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hesston High trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.1 points (34.8% versus 50.9%), a bottom-10% result in Kansas on BeatsExpectations.
Across Harvey County, median household income is about $74,368, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Harvey County number 18 and enroll about 5,012.
The nearest public school is Hesston Middle, at about 0.2 miles. Hesston High has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 37.9% proficiency; Hesston High posts 34.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Hesston High saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.6 to 11.7 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hesston High covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harvey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,756
Census ACS
Median income
$74,368
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hesston
- Hesston ElemElementary · 306 students
- Hesston MiddleMiddle · 273 students
Other schools in Hesston
- Hesston ElemElementary · 306 students
- Hesston MiddleMiddle · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Hesston Middle0.2 mi · 273
- Hesston Elem0.2 mi · 306
- Moundridge Middle6.3 mi · 170
- Moundridge High6.4 mi · 160
- Newton Sr High6.5 mi · 932
- Northridge Elementary6.6 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Hesston HighHow many students attend Hesston High?
Hesston High enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Hesston High serve?
Hesston High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hesston High have?
Hesston High employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hesston High?
Student demographics at Hesston High are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hesston High public or private?
Hesston High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hesston.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.