Enrollment
255
High
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICKERSON·NCES 200999000547
Nickerson High
305 S. Nickerson, Nickerson, KS 67561 · (620) 422-3226 · Reno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Kansas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
135 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 62 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Nickerson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.1% | 17.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Nickerson High
Nickerson High's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickerson High this school | 255 | 52.9% | 27.0% |
| Iola Sr High Iola | 296 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| St Francis High St Francis | 164 | 53.7% | 33.4% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Republic County Jr./Sr. High School Belleville | 245 | 52.2% | 29.8% |
| Jayhawk-Linn High Mound City | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
Matched among Kansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nickerson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #152 of 262 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #55 of 262 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #131 of 262 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #137 of 332 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #5 of 172 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #99 of 172 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #81 of 263 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #7 of 100 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
255
-78 (-23%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 255 | 27.4 | 9.3:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 20.6 | 14.2:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 24.1 | 11.6:1 | 61% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 50% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 24.6 | 13.7:1 | 51% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 51% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 30% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nickerson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (337 to 255); teachers up 12% (24.6 to 27.4).
About Nickerson High
Nickerson High is a low-enrollment high school for students in Nickerson, Kansas. In all, 255 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. It has 38% fewer students than the average for high schools in Kansas (about 410).
Nickerson, which runs Nickerson High, has 5 schools and 1,011 students.
Roughly 82% of students at Nickerson High are White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Reno County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Nickerson High is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nickerson High is 9.3:1, based on 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Nickerson High counts 53% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Reno County average a similar 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nickerson High lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Kansas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Nickerson High would score about 36.9%. It scores 27.0%, 9.9 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Reno County show that the median household earns about $60,645 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Reno County has 33 public schools with about 8,909 students, including Nickerson High.
Nickerson High is about 0.6 miles from Nickerson Elem, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Nickerson High is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Nickerson High is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 255, compared with 333 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Nickerson High. You can also rate the school on this page.
Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nickerson
- South Hutchinson ElemElementary · 326 students
- Nickerson ElemElementary · 183 students
- Reno Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 137 students
- Central State AcademyCombined · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Nickerson Elem0.6 mi · 183
- Central State Academy7.6 mi · 110
- Sterling Grade School7.7 mi · 268
- Reno Valley Middle School7.8 mi · 137
- Sterling Junior High/Senior High8.1 mi · 232
- Wiley Elementary8.8 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Nickerson HighWhat is the total enrollment at Nickerson High?
Nickerson High enrolls approximately 255 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Nickerson High serve?
Nickerson High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Nickerson High?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Nickerson High.
How diverse is Nickerson High?
Nickerson High reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Nickerson High?
Nickerson High is overseen by Nickerson in Reno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.