Neodesha High

Neodesha High, a moderately sized senior high in Neodesha, Kansas, operated by Neodesha, caters to 360 students, covering grades 7 through 12.

Across the 3 schools in Neodesha (747 students total), Neodesha High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Neodesha High reports that nearly all students (82%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Neodesha High lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Neodesha High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.1%; Neodesha High posts 21.9%, -17.2 points below that line.

Around the school, Wilson County reports that median household income runs about $60,677, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Wilson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,546 students), of which Neodesha High is one.

North Lawn Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 2 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), Neodesha High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.7%.

Neodesha High operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 310 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 82% across the same window.

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.