Hope High

Hope High is one of the very small secondary schools in Hope, Kansas, overseen by Rural Vista, with 33 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 92% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Rural Vista comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 297 students; Hope High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hope High logs that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Dickinson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dickinson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $68,417, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dickinson County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,530 students), Hope High is one campus in the mix.

Hope Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hope High's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 38 (now 33). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.7:1 in 2018 to 5.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.