Salina High South

Salina High South is one of the high-enrollment secondary schools in Salina, Kansas, operated by Salina, with 1,046 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Salina High South sits 155% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 13 schools in Salina (6,441 students total), Salina High South accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Salina High South logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Salina High South has 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Salina High South tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Saline County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,422 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saline County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,580 students), Salina High South is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Coronado Elem, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Salina High South comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 35.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Salina High South's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 1,054 (now 1,046). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 60% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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