Oxford Jr/Sr High

Oxford Jr/Sr High is one of the low-enrollment senior highs in Oxford, Kansas, one of the schools within Oxford, with 195 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 52% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Oxford runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 447 students. Oxford Jr/Sr High is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Oxford Jr/Sr High reports that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Sumner County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Sumner County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oxford Jr/Sr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sumner County) shows that median household income runs about $63,951, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Oxford Jr/Sr High is one of 23 public schools in Sumner County (combined enrollment of about 3,436 students).

The closest other public school is Oxford Online Virtual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oxford Jr/Sr High comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 260 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.