Iola Sr High

Iola Sr High is one of the low-enrollment secondary schools in Iola, Kansas, operated by Iola, with 296 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 410.

Across the 4 schools in Iola (1,175 students total), Iola Sr High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Iola Sr High reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Iola Sr High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.0%, the actual is 22.1%, a residual of -13.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Allen County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $60,689 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Allen County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,464 students), Iola Sr High is one campus in the mix.

Iola High School Virtual is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Iola Sr High comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 29.8%.

Iola Sr High operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Iola Sr High has decreased 27%, going from 406 students in 2018 to 296 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 4% to 8%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Iola Sr High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.