Northeast Magnet High School

As a heavily attended secondary school in Bel Aire, Kansas, Northeast Magnet High School educates 686 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Wichita. Enrollment runs roughly 67% above the state mean of about 410.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Northeast Magnet High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Northeast Magnet High School shows that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Black, 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Sedgwick County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Northeast Magnet High School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Northeast Magnet High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Northeast Magnet High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 28.5%, a residual of -4.9 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,365, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Sedgwick County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students), of which Northeast Magnet High School is one.

The closest other public school is Isely Traditional Magnet Elem, roughly 1.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northeast Magnet High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeast Magnet High School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 25.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Magnet High School has remained close to its prior level, going from 692 students in 2018 to 686 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Northeast Magnet High School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.