Little River High

As a minimally staffed secondary school in Little River, Kansas, Little River High hosts 89 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Little River. Enrollment runs roughly 78% below the state mean of about 410.

Little River comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 291 students; Little River High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Little River High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Little River High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rice County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Little River High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -13.0 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Rice County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,925, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Rice County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,434 students), of which Little River High is one.

The closest other public school is Little River Junior High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Little River High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.9%.

Little River High operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Little River High's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 91 (now 89).

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