Enrollment
217
High
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE HILLS·NCES 200035001996
Sabetha High School
1011 Bluejay Blvd, Sabetha, KS 66534 · (785) 284-2155 · Nemaha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
66 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 26% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
52.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 | 52.8% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Sabetha High School
Sabetha High School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabetha High School this school | 217 | 30.4% | 36.1% |
| Jefferson West High Meriden | 247 | 30.0% | 32.9% |
| Wellsville High Wellsville | 278 | 29.5% | 22.2% |
| Mission Valley Junior and Senior High School Eskridge | 216 | 29.6% | 40.0% |
| Southeast Saline High Gypsum | 323 | 30.0% | 43.0% |
| Frontenac Sr. High School Frontenac | 298 | 33.2% | 24.5% |
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 Sabetha High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #62 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #30 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #32 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #167 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #9 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #160 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #211 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #34 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
217
-15 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 217 | 23.1 | 9.4:1 | 30% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 20.8 | 10.6:1 | 26% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 20.7 | 11.2:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 28% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 22.4 | 10.9:1 | 28% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 21 | 11.6:1 | 29% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 22 | 10.5:1 | 20% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabetha High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (244 to 217); teachers up 3% (22.4 to 23.1).
About Sabetha High School
Sabetha High School, a small high school, is located in Sabetha, Kansas. It teaches 217 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 47% below the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Sabetha High School is one school in a 5-school district, Prairie Hills, which enrolls 953 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sabetha High School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Nemaha County overall, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 16% means there is a 16% chance two randomly chosen students at Sabetha High School are from different groups.
Sabetha High School reported 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.4:1. High schools in Kansas have an average ratio of 11.9:1. Roughly 30% of students at Sabetha High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Nemaha County average a similar 32%.
Sabetha High School is 11.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.1% versus 47.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kansas.
American Community Survey estimates for Nemaha County show that the median household earns about $77,348 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Nemaha County, 9 public schools serve about 1,884 students.
Sabetha Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Sabetha High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Sabetha High School's location as Rural: Remote.
From 232 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 217 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 10.6:1 to 9.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Nemaha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,160
Census ACS
Median income
$77,348
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,884 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie Hills
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Sabetha Middle SchoolMiddle · 173 students
- Axtell Elementary SchoolElementary · 113 students
- Axtell HighHigh · 49 students
- Wetmore ElementaryCombined
- Wetmore HighCombined
Other schools in Sabetha
- Sabetha Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Sabetha Middle SchoolMiddle · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Sabetha Middle School0.2 mi · 173
- Sabetha Elementary School0.3 mi · 401
- Kickapoo Nation School12.5 mi · 71
- Hiawatha Elem13.8 mi · 337
- Hiawatha Middle School14.4 mi · 278
- Hiawatha Sr High14.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Sabetha High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sabetha High School?
Sabetha High School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Sabetha High School serve?
Sabetha High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Sabetha High School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Sabetha High School.
How diverse is Sabetha High School?
Sabetha High School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sabetha High School?
Sabetha High School is overseen by Prairie Hills in Nemaha County.
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