Enrollment
218
High
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OSAGE CITY·NCES 201023001006
Osage City High
515 Ellinwood, Osage City, KS 66523 · (785) 528-3172 · Osage County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Kansas public high schools
- B+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
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
84 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 58 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Osage City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
40.4%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 | 46.8% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 32.1% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Osage City High
Osage City High's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osage City High this school | 218 | 38.5% | 33.4% |
| Sterling Junior High/Senior High Sterling | 232 | 37.9% | 43.3% |
| Valley Heights Jr/Sr High Blue Rapids | 166 | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Burlington High Burlington | 246 | 39.0% | 23.3% |
| Smoky Valley High Lindsborg | 243 | 36.6% | 32.8% |
| Chase County Junior Senior High School Cottonwood Falls | 192 | 36.5% | 36.1% |
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 Osage City High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #89 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #96 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #66 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #165 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #47 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #168 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #166 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #52 of 75 |
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
218
0 (0%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 218 | 19.3 | 11.3:1 | 39% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 19.1 | 11.4:1 | 43% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 20.5 | 11.1:1 | 49% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 18.3 | 11.3:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 20 | 9.8:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 24% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 17 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Osage City High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (207 to 218); teachers up 5% (18.3 to 19.3).
About Osage City High
As a low-enrollment high school, Osage City High serves students in Osage City, Kansas. A total of 218 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 47% lower.
Osage City has 3 schools; together they serve 692 students.
Osage City High's enrollment is 93% White. The school is also 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. For comparison, Osage County is about 93% White. Osage City High's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1, with 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 39% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Osage County report 48%.
Osage City High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Osage City High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.4%; the prediction is 43.8%.
Across Osage County, the median household income is $74,467, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Osage County has 13 public schools and roughly 2,587 students.
Osage City Middle School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Osage City High. The five-mile area around Osage City High holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 34.7%, higher than Osage City High's 33.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 218 in 2020-21 to 218 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
The Osage City High community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Osage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,744
Census ACS
Median income
$74,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,587 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Osage City
- Osage City ElemElementary · 340 students
- Osage City Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in Osage City
- Osage City ElemElementary · 340 students
- Osage City Middle SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Osage City Middle School0.0 mi · 134
- Osage City Elem0.1 mi · 340
- Lyndon High8.1 mi · 124
- Lyndon Elem8.1 mi · 294
- Burlingame Elementary8.8 mi · 142
- Burlingame Junior/Senior High8.8 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Osage City HighHow many students attend Osage City High?
Osage City High enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 09-12.
Is Osage City High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Osage City High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Osage City High have?
Osage City High employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Osage City High?
Student demographics at Osage City High are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Osage City High in?
Osage City High is part of Osage City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.