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Enrollment
529
High
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISBURG·NCES 200897000983
Louisburg High
202 Aquatic Drive, Louisburg, KS 66053 · (913) 837-1720 · Miami County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Kansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
78 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 128 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 143 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 26% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Louisburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
57.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 | 60.3% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 34.6% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Louisburg High
Louisburg High's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisburg High this school | 529 | 14.7% | 49.7% |
| Andale High Andale | 381 | 16.5% | 36.4% |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High Silver Lake | 355 | 20.8% | 47.4% |
| Basehor-Linwood High School Basehor | 882 | 19.7% | 38.0% |
| Spring Hill High School Spring Hill | 1,121 | 17.4% | 44.0% |
| Nemaha Central High School Seneca | 242 | 19.8% | 37.8% |
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 Louisburg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #6 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #21 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #14 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #84 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #116 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #120 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #255 of 263 |
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
529
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+124% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 529 | 36.8 | 14.4:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 38.5 | 14.0:1 | 19% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 17% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 529 | 29.3 | 18.1:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 28% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 26 | 16.7:1 | 10% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 18 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisburg High.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (529 to 529); teachers up 26% (29.3 to 36.8).
About Louisburg High
Louisburg High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Louisburg, Kansas. A federal count lists 529 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Kansas) has about 410 students.
Louisburg has a total of 5 schools and 1,745 students, Louisburg High among them.
Louisburg High's enrollment is 86% White. Next come 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Louisburg High's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. That is higher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 15% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Miami County is 36%.
allk12 grades Louisburg High an A. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Louisburg High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.7% is 5.5 points below the 55.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Miami County show that the median household income is $89,000, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Louisburg High is one of 17 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Louisburg Middle is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Louisburg High, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Louisburg High ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 507 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Miami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,938
Census ACS
Median income
$89,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,529 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisburg
- Rockville Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Broadmoor ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Louisburg MiddleMiddle · 378 students
- Louisburg Virtual ProgramHigh · 31 students
Other schools in Louisburg
- Rockville Elementary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Broadmoor ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Louisburg MiddleMiddle · 378 students
- Louisburg Virtual ProgramHigh · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Louisburg Middle0.1 mi · 378
- Broadmoor Elementary0.5 mi · 388
- Rockville Elementary School0.9 mi · 419
- Louisburg Virtual Program2.0 mi · 31
- MIDWAY HIGH7.0 mi · 201
- MIDWAY ELEM.7.0 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Louisburg HighHow large is Louisburg High?
Louisburg High enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 09-12.
Is Louisburg High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louisburg High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Louisburg High?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Louisburg High.
How diverse is Louisburg High?
Louisburg High reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Louisburg High?
Louisburg High is overseen by Louisburg in Miami County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.