Pretty Prairie High

Pretty Prairie High is a very small high school in Pretty Prairie, Kansas, run under Pretty Prairie. The school teaches 82 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 80% below typical.

Within Pretty Prairie, which oversees 3 schools and 283 students, Pretty Prairie High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pretty Prairie High lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Pretty Prairie High tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Reno County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pretty Prairie High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.9%; actual is 23.1%, a gap of -22.7 points.

Around the school, census data for Reno County shows median household earnings sit near $60,645, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Reno County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students), Pretty Prairie High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pretty Prairie Middle, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pretty Prairie High at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 33.6%.

Pretty Prairie High operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Pretty Prairie High's enrollment has rose 17% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 82). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.