Lyons High School

Located at 601 E. American Road, in Lyons, Kansas, Lyons High School is a compact secondary school that educates 221 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Lyons. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Lyons High School sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Lyons (692 students total), Lyons High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lyons High School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, Lyons High School lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Lyons High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at Lyons High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rice County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lyons High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.1%; this one delivers 19.1%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Rice County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,925, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lyons High School is one of 11 public schools in Rice County (combined enrollment of about 1,434 students).

The closest other public school is Lyons Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lyons High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lyons High School has increased 15%, going from 192 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025.

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