Phillipsburg High

Phillipsburg High, a small high school in Phillipsburg, Kansas, overseen by Phillipsburg, educates 173 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Within Phillipsburg, which oversees 3 schools and 585 students, Phillipsburg High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Phillipsburg High records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Phillips County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Phillipsburg High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.7%, the actual is 37.7%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Phillips County put median household income runs about $62,123, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Phillips County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 813 students), Phillipsburg High is one campus in the mix.

Phillipsburg Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Phillipsburg High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Phillipsburg High at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 204 students in 2018 compared to 173 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 in 2025.

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