Enrollment
234
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT LARNED·NCES 200837001355
Larned Sr High
815 Corse, Larned, KS 67550 · (620) 285-2151 · Pawnee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Kansas public high schools
- C+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
9.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
106 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 71 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 59 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 21% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Ft Larned. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
29.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 | 34.5% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 11.7% |
% 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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Larned Sr High
Larned Sr High's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larned Sr High this school | 234 | 45.3% | 27.0% |
| Ell-Saline Middle/High School Brookville | 204 | 46.6% | 31.3% |
| Pratt Sr High Pratt | 337 | 47.5% | 34.3% |
| St. Marys Junior Senior High St Marys | 246 | 43.1% | 28.6% |
| Prairie View High LaCygne | 258 | 44.6% | 28.5% |
| Belle Plaine High Belle Plaine | 181 | 47.5% | 29.7% |
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 Larned Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #153 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #177 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #165 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #154 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #6 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #84 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #122 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #27 of 100 |
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
234
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 234 | 25.1 | 9.3:1 | 45% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 21.4 | 10.7:1 | 46% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 20.3 | 11.6:1 | 51% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 45% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 18.7 | 14.3:1 | 51% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 43% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 46% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 25% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 340 | 29 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larned Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (268 to 234); teachers up 34% (18.7 to 25.1).
About Larned Sr High
Larned Sr High serves students in Larned, Kansas, as a low-enrollment high school. School enrollment was 234 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students.
Ft Larned has 842 students in 3 schools, and Larned Sr High is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Larned Sr High is 79% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Larned Sr High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Its 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Larned Sr High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Larned Sr High is 40.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pawnee County show that median household income is about $63,517, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 2% of residents are in poverty. Larned Sr High is one of 5 public schools in Pawnee County, which together enroll about 979 students.
Larned Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Larned Sr High is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 251 to 234 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 9.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Pawnee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,144
Census ACS
Median income
$63,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
2%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
979 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ft Larned
- Fort Larned Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Larned Middle SchoolMiddle · 177 students
Other schools in Larned
- Fort Larned Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Larned Middle SchoolMiddle · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Larned Middle School0.1 mi · 177
- Fort Larned Elementary School1.3 mi · 431
- Pawnee Heights Primary School15.7 mi · 28
- Pawnee Heights15.8 mi · 109
- Macksville High17.2 mi · 81
- Macksville Elem17.2 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Larned Sr HighHow large is Larned Sr High?
Larned Sr High enrolls approximately 234 students in grades 09-12.
Is Larned Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Larned Sr High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Larned Sr High have?
Larned Sr High employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Larned Sr High?
Larned Sr High reports a student body of 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Larned Sr High in?
Larned Sr High is part of Ft Larned.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.