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Enrollment
934
High
DISTRICT 677 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINA·NCES 201137000521
Salina High Central
650 E Crawford, Salina, KS 67401 · (785) 309-3500 · Saline County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL934 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Kansas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.3:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
548 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
5
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 | 247 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 245 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 221 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 221 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
32.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 32.1% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 12.5% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Salina High Central
Salina High Central's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salina High Central this school | 934 | 58.7% | 20.9% |
| Pittsburg High Pittsburg | 1,033 | 64.9% | 21.8% |
| Hutchinson High School Hutchinson | 1,214 | 65.8% | 21.9% |
| Newton Sr High Newton | 932 | 51.7% | 18.5% |
| Great Bend High School Great Bend | 923 | 61.8% | 23.3% |
| Independence Sr High Independence | 550 | 66.2% | 37.7% |
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 Salina High Central ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #215 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #155 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #185 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 934 | #57 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #110 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #38 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #47 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #44 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
934
-76 (-8%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,011
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 934 | 65.3 | 14.3:1 | 59% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 68 | 14.0:1 | 59% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 68.9 | 13.7:1 | 57% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 1,010 | 74 | 13.7:1 | 56% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 71.7 | 14.2:1 | 59% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 73 | 14.6:1 | 59% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 1,030 | 73 | 14.1:1 | 58% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 1,234 | 78 | 15.8:1 | 39% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 1,011 | 72 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salina High Central.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,020 to 934); teachers down 9% (71.7 to 65.3).
About Salina High Central
Salina High Central, located in Salina, Kansas, is a large high school. The school counted 934 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 128% bigger than the average for high schools in Kansas.
Salina is the district for Salina High Central. It has 13 schools and 6,441 students.
The share of White students at Salina High Central is 62%, a majority. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. For comparison, the population of Saline County is roughly 82% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Salina High Central has 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3:1. High schools in Kansas average 11.9:1, 2.4 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at Salina High Central. The average for public schools in Saline County is similar, at 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Salina High Central lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Kansas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Salina High Central, the prediction is 34.1% and the result is 20.9%.
The county, Saline County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $65,422, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 7,580 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Heusner Elem, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Salina High Central places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 1,010 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 934 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Salina High Central is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Salina
- Salina High SouthHigh · 1,046 students
- Salina South MiddleMiddle · 782 students
- Lakewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
- Meadowlark Ridge ElemElementary · 431 students
- Stewart ElemElementary · 406 students
- Heusner ElemElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Heusner Elem0.6 mi · 392
- Salina Virtual Innovation Academy1.1 mi · 50
- Oakdale Elem1.1 mi · 282
- Cottonwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 326
- Salina South Middle1.3 mi · 782
- Stewart Elem1.5 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Salina High CentralHow large is Salina High Central?
Salina High Central enrolls approximately 934 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Salina High Central serve?
Salina High Central serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salina High Central?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salina High Central is approximately 14.3:1 (65 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Salina High Central?
Salina High Central reports a student body of 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Salina High Central public or private?
Salina High Central is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salina.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.