Lyndon High

Lyndon High is one of the rural-scale high schools in Lyndon, Kansas, part of Lyndon, with 124 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 70% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Within Lyndon, which oversees 2 schools and 418 students, Lyndon High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lyndon High lists that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Osage County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Osage County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lyndon High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.1%; this one comes in at 25.0%, -22.2 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, census data for Osage County shows median household earnings sit near $74,467, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Lyndon High is one of 13 public schools in Osage County (combined enrollment of about 2,587 students).

The closest other public school is Lyndon Elem, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Lyndon High comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lyndon High's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 140 (now 124). Over the same period, the White share fell from 94% to 90%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.