Enrollment
176
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBOLDT·NCES 200759000247
Humboldt High School
1020 New York St., Humboldt, KS 66748 · (620) 473-2251 · Allen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest 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
12.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
87 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 45 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Humboldt. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
10.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 | 35.0% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 15.4% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Humboldt High School
Humboldt High School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt High School this school | 176 | 49.4% | 23.7% |
| Central Jr-Sr High Burden | 139 | 48.9% | 35.8% |
| Hoisington High Hoisington | 225 | 47.1% | 17.6% |
| Oakley Sr High Oakley | 130 | 47.7% | 27.9% |
| Bluestem Jr/Sr High Leon | 241 | 47.7% | 27.7% |
| Stafford Middle School/High School Stafford | 116 | 50.0% | 31.9% |
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 Humboldt High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #190 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #254 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #158 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #193 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #102 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #2 of 100 |
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
176
-173 (-50%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 29.1:1
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 | 176 | 14.1 | 12.5:1 | 49% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 12.4 | 14.8:1 | 49% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 13.7 | 13.6:1 | 49% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 12 | 29.1:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 11.7 | 23.2:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 52% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 10 | 15.9:1 | 50% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 18% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 19 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Humboldt High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (271 to 176); teachers up 20% (11.7 to 14.1).
About Humboldt High School
Humboldt High School is a low-enrollment high school in Kansas, located in Humboldt. The school serves 176 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
Humboldt High School is run by Humboldt, whose 4 schools enroll 1,013 students.
Humboldt High School's enrollment is 84% White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Humboldt High School and a ratio of 12.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Humboldt High School is C. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Humboldt High School is 14.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Allen County census figures show that the median household income is $60,689, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 11 public schools in Allen County, enrolling about 2,464 students in all.
The shortest distance from Humboldt High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Humboldt Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Humboldt High School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Humboldt High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Humboldt High School had 349 students in 2020-21 and 176 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Its ratio of students to teachers was 29.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,483
Census ACS
Median income
$60,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt Virtual EducationHigh · 351 students
- Humboldt Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Other schools in Humboldt
- Humboldt Virtual EducationHigh · 351 students
- Humboldt Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Humboldt Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Other Humboldt High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Humboldt High. Humboldt High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Humboldt High SchoolSAINT PAUL, MN · 955 students
- Humboldt High SchoolHumboldt, IA · 464 students
Nearby schools
- Humboldt Middle School0.0 mi · 144
- Humboldt Virtual Education0.1 mi · 351
- Humboldt Elementary School0.2 mi · 342
- Iola Middle School8.0 mi · 238
- Iola Sr High8.0 mi · 296
- Iola High School Virtual8.0 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Humboldt High SchoolHow many students attend Humboldt High School?
Humboldt High School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Humboldt High School serve?
Humboldt High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Humboldt High School have?
Humboldt High School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Humboldt High School?
Student demographics at Humboldt High School are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Humboldt High School in?
Humboldt High School is part of Humboldt.
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