School for Deaf High

School for Deaf High is a very small secondary school in Olathe, Kansas, part of School for Deaf. The school educates 62 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 85% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

School for Deaf comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 118 students; School for Deaf High is among them.

Looking at the student body, School for Deaf High records that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 21% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, School for Deaf High records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.7:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Johnson County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,208 per year, about 58% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. School for Deaf High is one of 168 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students).

The closest other public school is School for Deaf Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at School for Deaf High has rose 27%, going from 49 students in 2018 to 62 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 12% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 3.6:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.