Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 200001701219
Scott City High
712 Main, Scott City, KS 67871 · (620) 872-7620 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Kansas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.3:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
157 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scott County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
38.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 | 38.6% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 25.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Scott City High
Scott City High's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott City High this school | 302 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| Greeley County Jr./Sr. High Tribune | 131 | 48.9% | 28.1% |
| Wichita County Junior-Senior High School Leoti | 187 | 53.5% | 29.9% |
| Newton Sr High Newton | 932 | 51.7% | 18.5% |
| Kinsley Jr/Sr High School Kinsley | 135 | 44.4% | 24.9% |
| Cimarron High Cimarron | 251 | 41.4% | 33.5% |
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 Scott City High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #130 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #158 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #121 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #121 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #51 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #52 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #87 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #11 of 75 |
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
302
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 302 | 26.3 | 11.5:1 | 52% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 24.6 | 13.1:1 | 53% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 23.8 | 12.2:1 | 49% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 46% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 259 | 25.2 | 10.3:1 | 46% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 25 | 10.5:1 | 44% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 21 | 12.2:1 | 45% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 22% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 310 | 28 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott City High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (259 to 302); teachers up 4% (25.2 to 26.3).
About Scott City High
In Scott City, Kansas, Scott City High is a small high school. Enrollment stands at 302 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 26% below the average for high schools in Kansas.
Scott City High is in Scott County, a district with 945 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Scott City High is 66% White. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Scott County, the White share is about 80%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Scott City High lists 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.5 students per teacher. The average ratio among high schools in Kansas is similar, at 11.9:1. About 52% of students at Scott City High are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Scott County is close, at 53%.
Scott City High earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Kansas public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Scott City High is -8.3 points: 29.0% actual, 37.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Scott County show that the median household earns about $68,839 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Scott County has 4 public schools with about 945 students, including Scott City High.
Measured in a straight line, Scott Community Learning Center is less than a tenth of a mile from Scott City High. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 45.2%, higher than Scott City High's 29.0%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 13.6:1 to 11.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Scott City High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,027
Census ACS
Median income
$68,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County
- Scott City MiddleMiddle · 409 students
- Scott City Lower ElemElementary · 230 students
- Scott Community Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Scott City
- Scott City MiddleMiddle · 409 students
- Scott City Lower ElemElementary · 230 students
- Scott Community Learning CenterHigh · 4 students
Other Scott City High schools
One other US public school is named Scott City High. Scott City High is the largest of the 2.
- SCOTT CITY HIGHSCOTT CITY, MO · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Scott Community Learning Center0.1 mi · 4
- Scott City Lower Elem0.2 mi · 230
- Scott City Middle0.6 mi · 409
- Healy Elem18.0 mi · 2
- Dighton Elem23.9 mi · 139
- Dighton High24.1 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Scott City HighHow many students attend Scott City High?
Scott City High enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 09-12.
Is Scott City High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott City High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Scott City High have?
Scott City High employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott City High?
Student demographics at Scott City High are roughly 66% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Scott City High in?
Scott City High is part of Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.