Enrollment
296
High
DISTRICT 159 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOLA·NCES 200774000244
Iola Sr High
300 E Jackson, Iola, KS 66749 · (620) 365-4715 · Allen County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
162 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Iola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
KS avg 44.5% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
KS avg 38.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-110 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 15.4:1
% White
83%
was 86%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Iola
- Iola Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Iola Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Other schools in Iola
- Iola Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Iola Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Nearby schools
- Iola High School Virtual0.0 mi · 22
- Iola Middle School0.2 mi · 238
- Iola Elementary School0.6 mi · 619
- Humboldt Elementary School7.8 mi · 342
- Humboldt Middle School8.0 mi · 144
- Humboldt High School8.0 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Iola Sr HighHow large is Iola Sr High?
Iola Sr High enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 09-12.
Is Iola Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iola Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Iola Sr High?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Iola Sr High.
How diverse is Iola Sr High?
Iola Sr High reports a student body of 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Iola Sr High?
Iola Sr High is overseen by Iola in Allen County.
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