Enrollment
232
High
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RILEY COUNTY·NCES 201110000820
Riley County High School
12451 Fairview Church Road, Riley, KS 66531 · (785) 485-4020 · Riley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Kansas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
48 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 65 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 25% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Riley County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
60.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 | 58.9% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 28.8% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% 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 Riley County High School
Riley County High School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riley County High School this school | 232 | 20.7% | 36.1% |
| Cheney High Cheney | 235 | 20.9% | 44.0% |
| Nemaha Central High School Seneca | 242 | 19.8% | 37.8% |
| Hesston High Hesston | 274 | 23.7% | 34.8% |
| Silver Lake Jr-Sr High Silver Lake | 355 | 20.8% | 47.4% |
| Goessel High Goessel | 154 | 24.0% | 38.1% |
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 Riley County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #66 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #14 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #17 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #155 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #25 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #149 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #248 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #50 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
232
+28 (+14%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 232 | 22.2 | 10.5:1 | 21% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 16.5 | 12.9:1 | 25% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 16.5 | 12.4:1 | 22% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 21 | 9.7:1 | 28% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 23 | 9.6:1 | 30% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 34% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 15 | 14.6:1 | 29% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 17 | 12.9:1 | 20% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 14 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (220 to 232); teachers down 4% (23 to 22.2).
About Riley County High School
Riley County High School is a small high school with its address in Riley, Kansas. A total of 232 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Kansas is about 410 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
Riley County High School is one of 2 schools in Riley County, which enrolls 746 students in total.
Riley County High School's enrollment is 90% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 13 points above the 77% share among Riley County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Eligible students account for 21% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Riley County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Riley County High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Riley County High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 36.1%. Predicted: 52.3%. Difference: 16.2 points.
Federal survey data for Riley County show that the median household income is $61,098, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Riley County is home to 18 public schools and about 8,145 public school students.
Nearest public school: Riley County Grade School, about 2.4 miles away. Riley County High School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. On average proficiency, Riley County High School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Riley County High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has grown by 28 students since 2020-21, to 232.
Community posts for Riley County High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Riley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,946
Census ACS
Median income
$61,098
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
8,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Riley County Grade School2.4 mi · 514
- Randolph Middle7.9 mi · 44
- Blue Valley High8.0 mi · 76
- Milford Elem11.8 mi · 86
- Wakefield High12.9 mi · 80
- Wakefield Elem12.9 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About Riley County High SchoolHow large is Riley County High School?
Riley County High School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Riley County High School serve?
Riley County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Riley County High School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Riley County High School.
How diverse is Riley County High School?
Riley County High School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riley County High School in?
Riley County High School is part of Riley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.