Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School

Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School operates as a micro-enrollment high school in Otis, Kansas, overseen by Otis-Bison. Current enrollment sits at 81 students spanning grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 80% leaner than the state mean of about 410.

Otis-Bison comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 172 students; Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

In the broader community, census data for Rush County shows the typical household earns roughly $59,970 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rush County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 421 students), Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Otis Bison Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 32.2%.

Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 95 students in 2018 compared to 81 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 81% across the same window.

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