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Enrollment
1,033
High
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURG·NCES 201071000208
Pittsburg High
1978 East 4th, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · (620) 235-3200 · Crawford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
670 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 256 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 242 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 271 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 243 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 21 | 2% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Pittsburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
35.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 | 30.5% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 20.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Pittsburg High
Pittsburg High's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg High this school | 1,033 | 64.9% | 21.8% |
| Hutchinson High School Hutchinson | 1,214 | 65.8% | 21.9% |
| Salina High Central Salina | 934 | 58.7% | 20.9% |
| Independence Sr High Independence | 550 | 66.2% | 37.7% |
| Great Bend High School Great Bend | 923 | 61.8% | 23.3% |
| El Dorado High El Dorado | 543 | 62.4% | 15.8% |
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 Pittsburg High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #206 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #121 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #197 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #50 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #108 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #33 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #33 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.1% | #28 of 75 |
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
1,033
+96 (+10%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 773
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 1,033 | 72.8 | 14.2:1 | 65% (670) |
| 2023-24 | 1,044 | 59.3 | 17.6:1 | 65% (675) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 60% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 54 | 17.4:1 | 55% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 930 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 51% (475) |
| 2015-16 | 911 | 66 | 13.8:1 | 54% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 57% (466) |
| 2000-01 | 808 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 28% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 773 | 51 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburg High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (930 to 1,033); teachers up 28% (57 to 72.8).
About Pittsburg High
Pittsburg High serves students in Pittsburg, Kansas, as a large high school. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,033 students. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average about 410 students each.
Pittsburg is the local district for Pittsburg High. It runs 6 schools with 3,375 students.
A majority of students at Pittsburg High, 61%, are White. Next come 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 87% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Pittsburg High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The school has about 14.2 students per teacher and 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Kansas is 11.9:1, lower than at this school. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pittsburg High falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 21.8% actual against 31.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Crawford County, median household income is about $52,844, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pittsburg High is among the 17 public schools in Crawford County.
The nearest public school is Meadowlark Elementary, at about 1.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pittsburg High ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Pittsburg High falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 937 to 1,033 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 17.4:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,008
Census ACS
Median income
$52,844
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- Westside ElemElementary · 498 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Other schools in Pittsburg
- Pittsburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- Westside ElemElementary · 498 students
- Lakeside ElemElementary · 406 students
- Meadowlark ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Geo E Nettels ElemElementary · 343 students
Other Pittsburg High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pittsburg High. Pittsburg High is the largest of the 3.
- Pittsburg High SchoolPITTSBURG, TX · 671 students
- Pittsburg High SchoolPittsburg, OK · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowlark Elementary1.1 mi · 403
- Pittsburg Middle School1.8 mi · 692
- Geo E Nettels Elem2.0 mi · 343
- Westside Elem2.1 mi · 498
- Lakeside Elem2.2 mi · 406
- Frontenac Jr. High3.1 mi · 219
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburg HighHow large is Pittsburg High?
Pittsburg High enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 09-12.
Is Pittsburg High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pittsburg High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsburg High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsburg High is approximately 14.2:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pittsburg High?
Student demographics at Pittsburg High are roughly 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsburg High?
Pittsburg High is overseen by Pittsburg in Crawford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.