Linn High

Linn High operates as a very small senior high in Linn, Kansas, overseen by Barnes. Current enrollment sits at 66 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 84% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Barnes (518 students total), Linn High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Linn High shows that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 26% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.7:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Linn High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.3%; Linn High posts 24.3%, -21.9 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,482 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Washington County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,079 students), Linn High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Linn Elem, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Linn High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 66 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.9:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

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