Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School

Located at 800 Main, in Rossville, Kansas, Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School is a modestly sized high school that caters to 253 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Kaw Valley. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Kaw Valley, which oversees 4 schools and 1,100 students, Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Shawnee County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.0%; actual is 31.6%, a gap of -16.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Shawnee County) records that median household income runs about $67,104, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shawnee County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,294 students), of which Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rossville Elem, around 0.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 259 students in 2018 compared to 253 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.