Jefferson Co North High

Located at 302 5th Street, in Winchester, Kansas, Jefferson Co North High is a rural-scale high school that serves 117 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Jefferson County North. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Jefferson Co North High sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

Jefferson County North comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 455 students; Jefferson Co North High is among them.

On demographics, Jefferson Co North High shows that nearly all students (97%) are White.

On the resource side, Jefferson Co North High reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Jefferson Co North High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Jefferson Co North High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 47.1%; Jefferson Co North High posts 28.1%, -18.9 points below that line.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,278 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Jefferson Co North High is one of 14 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 3,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson County North Elem/Middle, around 6.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Jefferson Co North High comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jefferson Co North High has ticked down 16%, going from 139 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 97% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Jefferson Co North High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.