Enrollment
117
High
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY NORTH·NCES 201302000664
Jefferson Co North High
302 5th Street, Winchester, KS 66097 · (913) 774-8515 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C-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
8.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
37 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 31 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 21% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Jefferson County North. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 | 36.1% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 8.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Jefferson Co North High
Jefferson Co North High's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Co North High this school | 117 | 31.6% | 28.1% |
| Pretty Prairie High Pretty Prairie | 82 | 34.1% | 23.1% |
| Centralia High Centralia | 145 | 28.3% | 43.8% |
| Frankfort High Frankfort | 117 | 27.4% | 42.4% |
| Lyndon High Lyndon | 124 | 31.5% | 25.0% |
| Troy High and Middle School Troy | 150 | 28.0% | 27.6% |
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 Jefferson Co North High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #139 of 262 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #90 of 262 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #148 of 262 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #244 of 332 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #204 of 263 | #3 of 6 |
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
117
-26 (-18%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 111
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 117 | 13.9 | 8.4:1 | 32% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 13.5 | 10.0:1 | 39% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 14.5 | 7.9:1 | 35% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 31% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 12.6 | 11.0:1 | 37% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 14 | 9.6:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 159 | 14 | 11.4:1 | 25% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 12 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Co North High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (139 to 117); teachers up 11% (12.6 to 13.9).
About Jefferson Co North High
Jefferson Co North High is a small high school in Jefferson County North, located in Winchester, Kansas. School enrollment was 117 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Kansas is roughly 410 students; this school is 71% smaller than that.
The district, Jefferson County North, has 455 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The student body at Jefferson Co North High is 97% White. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 13.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 8.4:1. That is lower than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Jefferson Co North High is C. Compared with Kansas public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 47.1%. Jefferson Co North High posts 28.1%, 18.9 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Across Jefferson County, the median household income is $81,278, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Jefferson County is home to 14 public schools and about 3,123 public school students.
The closest public school to Jefferson Co North High is Jefferson County North Elem/Middle, about 6.9 miles away. Jefferson Co North High is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 31.1% proficiency; Jefferson Co North High posts 28.1%.
In the federal locale system, Jefferson Co North High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Jefferson Co North High declined 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 143 to 117 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.5:1 in 2020-21, and 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Jefferson Co North High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County North
- Jefferson County North Elem/MiddleElementary · 338 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County North Elem/Middle6.9 mi · 338
- Oskaloosa Elem7.4 mi · 255
- Oskaloosa JR-SR High School7.4 mi · 247
- McLouth High9.4 mi · 125
- McLouth Middle9.4 mi · 91
- McLouth Elem9.4 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Co North HighWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Co North High?
Jefferson Co North High enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jefferson Co North High serve?
Jefferson Co North High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Jefferson Co North High have?
Jefferson Co North High employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Co North High?
Student demographics at Jefferson Co North High are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Co North High in?
Jefferson Co North High is part of Jefferson County North.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.