Otis Bison Academy

Set in Otis, Kansas, Otis Bison Academy is a rural-scale high school, run under Otis-Bison. It works with 18 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% smaller than the state mean of about 410.

Otis-Bison comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 172 students; Otis Bison Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Otis Bison Academy reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 11% Hispanic, 6% Native American.

Zooming out to the county, Rush County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,970, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Otis Bison Academy is one of 6 public schools in Rush County (combined enrollment of about 421 students).

Nearest neighbor: Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. Otis Bison Academy delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otis Bison Academy has decreased 73%, going from 66 students in 2018 to 18 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 14% to 0% over that span.

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