Natoma High (6-12)

Set in Natoma, Kansas, Natoma High (6-12) is a very small senior high, one of the schools within Paradise. It works with 58 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 86% below typical.

Paradise runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 115 students. Natoma High (6-12) is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Natoma High (6-12) shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 14% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Osborne County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Natoma High (6-12) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Osborne County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,011, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Natoma High (6-12) is one of 5 public schools in Osborne County (combined enrollment of about 593 students).

Natoma Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Natoma High (6-12) comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Natoma High (6-12) has increased 23%, going from 47 students in 2018 to 58 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 2% to 14%.

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