Olpe Jr./Sr. High School

Located at 220 W Listerscheid St, in Olpe, Kansas, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School is a tight-knit senior high that enrolls 179 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Southern Lyon County. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Southern Lyon County (536 students total), Olpe Jr./Sr. High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

In terms of school funding signals, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Olpe Jr./Sr. High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lyon County (around 59%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lyon County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,912 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lyon County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,122 students), of which Olpe Jr./Sr. High School is one.

The closest other public school is Olpe Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Olpe Jr./Sr. High School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

Olpe Jr./Sr. High School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olpe Jr./Sr. High School has ticked up 30%, going from 138 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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