Hugoton High

As a low-enrollment four-year high school in Hugoton, Kansas, Hugoton High educates 317 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Hugoton Public Schools. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Hugoton High sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.

Hugoton High is one of 4 schools operated by Hugoton Public Schools, a district that educates 1,018 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Hugoton High reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 43% White. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Hugoton High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.6%; this one comes in at 17.0%, -18.6 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Stevens County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,178 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Stevens County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,158 students), Hugoton High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hugoton Learning Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hugoton High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hugoton High has rose 13%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 317 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 42% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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