Enrollment
245
High
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REPUBLIC COUNTY·NCES 200003001958
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School
24th & P Street, Belleville, KS 66935 · (785) 527-2281 · Republic County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Kansas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
10.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
128 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 6 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 14% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Republic County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
30.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 | 34.8% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 26.4% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Republic County Jr./Sr. High School
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic County Jr./Sr. High School this school | 245 | 52.2% | 29.8% |
| Central Heights High Richmond | 300 | 52.7% | 34.8% |
| Jayhawk-Linn High Mound City | 263 | 53.6% | 28.6% |
| West Franklin High School Pomona | 200 | 51.5% | 22.1% |
| Osawatomie High Osawatomie | 295 | 55.6% | 18.3% |
| Smith Center Jr Sr High Smith Center | 183 | 50.8% | 45.2% |
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 Republic County Jr./Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #122 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #163 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #160 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #145 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #36 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #124 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #86 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #49 of 100 |
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
245
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 245 | 22.6 | 10.9:1 | 52% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 21.6 | 11.7:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 21.2 | 12.4:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 25 | 10.5:1 | 49% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 21.8 | 12.2:1 | 46% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 23 | 10.4:1 | 44% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 23 | 9.9:1 | 52% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Republic County Jr./Sr. High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (265 to 245); teachers up 4% (21.8 to 22.6).
About Republic County Jr./Sr. High School
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School is a high school in Belleville, Kansas, and it is part of Republic County. Total enrollment is 245 students, and the grades served are 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Kansas enroll about 410 students on average.
Republic County is responsible for 2 schools, Republic County Jr./Sr. High School included, with 518 students in all.
At Republic County Jr./Sr. High School, 86% of students are White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Republic County Jr./Sr. High School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 11.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 52%. That is in line with the 53% average for public schools in Republic County.
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of Kansas public high schools.
Test results at Republic County Jr./Sr. High School are 7.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.8% actual, 37.2% predicted).
In Republic County, home to about 4,646 people, the median household earns about $56,833 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Republic County Jr./Sr. High School shares Republic County with 4 other public schools.
About 0.4 miles separate Republic County Jr./Sr. High School from the closest public school, Belleville East Elementary. The ten-mile area around Republic County Jr./Sr. High School holds 3 other public schools. Republic County Jr./Sr. High School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.8% against a local average of 39.3%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 245, from 262 in 2020-21.
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Republic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,646
Census ACS
Median income
$56,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Republic County
- Belleville East ElementaryElementary · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville East Elementary0.4 mi · 273
- Pike Valley High8.1 mi · 51
- Pike Valley Jr High8.1 mi · 30
- Pike Valley Elem14.5 mi · 163
- Concordia Middle17.1 mi · 177
- Concordia Elementary17.3 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Republic County Jr./Sr. High SchoolHow large is Republic County Jr./Sr. High School?
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Republic County Jr./Sr. High School serve?
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Republic County Jr./Sr. High School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Republic County Jr./Sr. High School.
What is the student diversity at Republic County Jr./Sr. High School?
Student demographics at Republic County Jr./Sr. High School are roughly 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Republic County Jr./Sr. High School?
Republic County Jr./Sr. High School is overseen by Republic County in Republic County.
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