Enrollment
87
High
DISTRICT 165 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE·NCES 200942000106
Meade High
409 School Addition, Meade, KS 67864 · (620) 873-2981 · Meade County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
42 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Meade. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
KS avg 44.5% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +24.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
87
-65 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.8:1
% White
77%
was 81%
% Hispanic
16%
was 16%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Meade High
Meade High is an one-room-style senior high in Meade, Kansas, part of Meade. The school caters to 87 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 79% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.
Across the 2 schools in Meade (330 students total), Meade High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Meade High logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Meade County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Meade High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 31.4%, a residual of -7.7 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Meade County put the typical household earns roughly $71,852 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Meade County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 530 students), of which Meade High is one.
The closest other public school is Meade Elem, roughly 0.8 miles away. On composite proficiency, Meade High comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meade High has decreased 43%, going from 152 students in 2018 to 87 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,903
Census ACS
Median income
$71,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Meade Elem0.8 mi · 243
- Fowler High10.4 mi · 32
- Fowler Elem10.5 mi · 55
- Plains Elem14.5 mi · 113
- Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr High17.8 mi · 310
- Minneola High20.7 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Meade HighHow large is Meade High?
Meade High enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 09-12.
Is Meade High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meade High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Meade High?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Meade High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meade High?
At Meade High, the student body is approximately 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Meade High public or private?
Meade High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meade.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.