Enrollment
268
High
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 201062000678
Perry Lecompton High
404 Lecompton Rd, Perry, KS 66073 · (785) 597-5124 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
80 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 26% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Perry Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 29.8% | 31.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 24.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Perry Lecompton High
Perry Lecompton High's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Lecompton High this school | 268 | 29.9% | 24.1% |
| Southeast Saline High Gypsum | 323 | 30.0% | 43.0% |
| Clearwater High Clearwater | 361 | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School Rossville | 253 | 29.6% | 31.6% |
| Jefferson West High Meriden | 247 | 30.0% | 32.9% |
| Frontenac Sr. High School Frontenac | 298 | 33.2% | 24.5% |
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 Perry Lecompton High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #186 of 262 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #157 of 262 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #203 of 262 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #133 of 332 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #101 of 172 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #110 of 172 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #215 of 263 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #53 of 75 | N/A |
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
268
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 268 | 19.1 | 14.0:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17.5 | 15.5:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 17.1 | 16.3:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 18.2 | 14.0:1 | 28% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 23 | 11.4:1 | 25% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 31% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 18% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perry Lecompton High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (255 to 268); teachers up 5% (18.2 to 19.1).
About Perry Lecompton High
Perry Lecompton High is classified as a high school. It is located in Perry, Kansas. Enrolled students number 268 students, in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
In Perry Public Schools, 3 schools enroll a combined 800 students.
Federal enrollment data show Perry Lecompton High is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points below the 93% share among Jefferson County residents. Perry Lecompton High's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Perry Lecompton High is 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. That rate is below the 39% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
Perry Lecompton High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Perry Lecompton High are 23.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 24.1%, compared with a predicted 47.9%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Kansas.
Jefferson County has about 18,349 residents, and the median household income is $81,278, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Perry Lecompton High, Jefferson County has 13 other public schools.
Perry-Lecompton Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Perry Lecompton High, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Perry Lecompton High ranks 8th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Perry Lecompton High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Perry Lecompton High's enrollment grew from 251 in 2020-21 to 268 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.7:1 to 14.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Perry Lecompton High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$81,278
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry Public Schools
- Lecompton ElemElementary · 298 students
- Perry-Lecompton MiddleMiddle · 234 students
Nearby schools
- Perry-Lecompton Middle0.1 mi · 234
- Lecompton Elem2.8 mi · 298
- Lawrence Free State High8.2 mi · 1,774
- Langston Hughes Elem8.4 mi · 560
- Deerfield Elem8.9 mi · 433
- Quail Run Elementary9.0 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Perry Lecompton HighWhat is the total enrollment at Perry Lecompton High?
Perry Lecompton High enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Perry Lecompton High serve?
Perry Lecompton High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Perry Lecompton High have?
Perry Lecompton High employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Perry Lecompton High?
Student demographics at Perry Lecompton High are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Perry Lecompton High public or private?
Perry Lecompton High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Perry Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.