Enrollment
310
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM-HILLSBORO-LEHIGH·NCES 200729000961
Hillsboro Middle/High School
400 East Grand, Hillsboro, KS 67063 · (620) 947-3184 · Marion County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Kansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
11.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
109 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 6 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 13% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
49.2%
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 49 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 | 51.0% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 35.8% |
% 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 →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Hillsboro Middle/High School
Hillsboro Middle/High School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Middle/High School this school | 310 | 35.2% | 46.4% |
| Frontenac Sr. High School Frontenac | 298 | 33.2% | 24.5% |
| Holton High Holton | 335 | 36.1% | 37.3% |
| Ellsworth High Ellsworth | 300 | 34.3% | 32.4% |
| Chapman High Chapman | 383 | 36.3% | 44.9% |
| Clearwater High Clearwater | 361 | 31.0% | 30.6% |
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 Hillsboro Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #14 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #42 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #42 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #118 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #39 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #139 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #190 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #43 of 75 |
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
310
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 310 | 28.2 | 11.0:1 | 35% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 19.1 | 16.0:1 | 37% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 19.1 | 17.1:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 18.6 | 15.4:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 183 | 13 | 14.1:1 | 32% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 21% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 13 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (287 to 310); teachers up 52% (18.6 to 28.2).
About Hillsboro Middle/High School
A low-enrollment high school in Hillsboro, Kansas, Hillsboro Middle/High School is part of Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh. Grades offered run from 6 through 12, with 310 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh is the local district for Hillsboro Middle/High School. It runs 2 schools with 596 students.
At Hillsboro Middle/High School, White students make up 88% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Hillsboro Middle/High School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hillsboro Middle/High School operates with 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.0:1. That ratio is under the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Hillsboro Middle/High School reports 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 44% average for public schools in Marion County is 9 points higher.
allk12 grades Hillsboro Middle/High School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Kansas, Hillsboro Middle/High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 45.4%.
In the county around the school, Marion County, median household income is about $64,695, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Hillsboro Middle/High School is among the 11 public schools in Marion County.
Of nearby public schools, Hillsboro Elem is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Hillsboro Middle/High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hillsboro Middle/High School went from 325 students to 310. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 11.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,754
Census ACS
Median income
$64,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro Elem0.2 mi · 286
- Marion Middle10.0 mi · 119
- Marion High10.0 mi · 159
- Marion Elem10.4 mi · 238
- Goessel Elem10.6 mi · 118
- Goessel High10.9 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro Middle/High SchoolHow large is Hillsboro Middle/High School?
Hillsboro Middle/High School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Hillsboro Middle/High School serve?
Hillsboro Middle/High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Middle/High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Middle/High School is approximately 11.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsboro Middle/High School?
At Hillsboro Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillsboro Middle/High School?
Hillsboro Middle/High School is overseen by Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.