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
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
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 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% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +17.4pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 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
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
-34 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
79%
was 75%
% Hispanic
16%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Larned Sr High
Larned Sr High is a close-knit high school in Larned, Kansas, overseen by Ft Larned. The school educates 234 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.
Ft Larned comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 842 students; Larned Sr High is among them.
Demographically, Larned Sr High lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, Larned Sr High shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Larned Sr High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.5%, the actual is 27.0%, a residual of -13.6 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pawnee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $63,517 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 2%. Across Pawnee County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 979 students), Larned Sr High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Larned Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Larned Sr High comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Five-year trend. Larned Sr High's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 234). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Larned Sr High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 Elem17.2 mi · 114
- Macksville High17.2 mi · 81
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.