Enrollment
263
High
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JAYHAWK·NCES 200775000696
Jayhawk-Linn High
14675 Ks Hwy 52, Mound City, KS 66056 · (913) 795-2224 · Linn County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
141 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 7 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 15% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Jayhawk. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 | 24.2% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.2% | 31.2% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Jayhawk-Linn High
Jayhawk-Linn High's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayhawk-Linn High this school | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
| Central Heights High Richmond | 300 | 52.7% | 34.8% |
| Holcomb High Holcomb | 265 | 53.6% | 18.4% |
| Oskaloosa JR-SR High School Oskaloosa | 247 | 52.6% | 28.0% |
| Iola Sr High Iola | 296 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| Republic County Jr./Sr. High School Belleville | 245 | 52.2% | 29.8% |
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 Jayhawk-Linn High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #134 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #188 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #238 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #135 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #23 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #145 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #76 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #58 of 75 |
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
263
+9 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 263 | 25.8 | 10.2:1 | 54% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 24.4 | 10.1:1 | 55% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 23.9 | 10.8:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 47% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 23.1 | 10.9:1 | 56% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | 52% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 58% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 33% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jayhawk-Linn High.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (252 to 263); teachers up 12% (23.1 to 25.8).
About Jayhawk-Linn High
Jayhawk-Linn High is a small high school found in Mound City, Kansas. A federal count lists 263 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 36% smaller than that.
Jayhawk-Linn High is in Jayhawk, a district with 574 students across 2 schools.
At Jayhawk-Linn High, White students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Jayhawk-Linn High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
A ratio of 10.2:1 comes from the school's 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Linn County, the average is about the same, 54%.
Jayhawk-Linn High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Jayhawk-Linn High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (28.6%) and its predicted rate (36.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Linn County, median household income is about $59,069, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Linn County number 8 and enroll about 1,839.
The closest public school, Jayhawk Elementary, is about 0.9 miles from Jayhawk-Linn High. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Jayhawk-Linn High places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Jayhawk-Linn High is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Jayhawk-Linn High had 254 students in 2020-21 and 263 in 2024-25, a 4% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Jayhawk-Linn High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,767
Census ACS
Median income
$59,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,839 students
Quick facts
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- Jayhawk Elementary0.9 mi · 311
- Pleasanton Elem6.6 mi · 200
- Pleasanton High6.6 mi · 162
- HUME ELEM.13.6 mi · 67
- HUME HIGH13.6 mi · 51
- Prairie View Middle14.6 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Jayhawk-Linn HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jayhawk-Linn High?
Jayhawk-Linn High enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 07-12.
Is Jayhawk-Linn High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jayhawk-Linn High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Jayhawk-Linn High have?
Jayhawk-Linn High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Jayhawk-Linn High?
Student demographics at Jayhawk-Linn High are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jayhawk-Linn High in?
Jayhawk-Linn High is part of Jayhawk.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.