Enrollment
264
High
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIAWATHA·NCES 200000600976
Hiawatha Sr High
600 Red Hawk Drive, Hiawatha, KS 66434 · (785) 742-3312 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
131 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 | 39.7% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 10.8% |
% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
264
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 264 | 26.9 | 9.8:1 | 50% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 18.6 | 14.0:1 | 52% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 21.6 | 12.4:1 | 47% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 45% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 23.3 | 10.5:1 | 46% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 27 | 9.1:1 | 49% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 42% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 28% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hiawatha Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (244 to 264); teachers up 16% (23.3 to 26.9).
About Hiawatha Sr High
As a small high school, Hiawatha Sr High serves students in Hiawatha, Kansas. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 264 students. It has 36% fewer students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).
Within Hiawatha, Hiawatha Sr High is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 879 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hiawatha Sr High is 77% White. Next come 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
The school has 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.8 students per teacher. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. The school reported 50% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Brown County average 59%.
In Brown County, the median household earns about $62,233 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Brown County has 7 public schools with about 1,474 students, including Hiawatha Sr High.
Hiawatha Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Hiawatha Sr High. Hiawatha Sr High has 2 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote. Hiawatha Sr High carries a virtual school designation in NCES data.
In 2020-21, Hiawatha Sr High enrolled 271 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 264. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.8:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,343
Census ACS
Median income
$62,233
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,474 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hiawatha
- Hiawatha ElemElementary · 337 students
- Hiawatha Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in Hiawatha
- Hiawatha ElemElementary · 337 students
- Hiawatha Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Hiawatha Middle School0.1 mi · 278
- Hiawatha Elem0.7 mi · 337
- Kickapoo Nation School8.8 mi · 71
- Horton Elem12.6 mi · 226
- Horton High13.0 mi · 147
- Everest Middle13.3 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Hiawatha Sr HighHow large is Hiawatha Sr High?
Hiawatha Sr High enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hiawatha Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hiawatha Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hiawatha Sr High have?
Hiawatha Sr High employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hiawatha Sr High?
Student demographics at Hiawatha Sr High are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Hiawatha Sr High?
Hiawatha Sr High is overseen by Hiawatha in Brown County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.