Enrollment
182
High
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAUTAUQUA CO COMMUNITY·NCES 201152000446
Sedan High
416 E Elm, Sedan, KS 67361 · (620) 725-3186 · Chautauqua County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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
8.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
117 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 14% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Chautauqua Co Community. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
27.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 | 30.9% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 9.5% |
% 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
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Sedan High
Sedan High's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sedan High this school | 182 | 64.3% | 19.4% |
| Herington High Herington | 141 | 66.0% | 24.4% |
| Cherryvale Sr / Middle School Cherryvale | 277 | 66.1% | 27.8% |
| Marmaton Valley High Moran | 135 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Southeast High Cherokee | 152 | 63.2% | 18.9% |
| Eureka Jr/Sr High Eureka | 234 | 64.1% | 32.6% |
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 Sedan High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #223 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #189 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #191 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #182 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #35 of 263 |
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
182
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 182 | 21.3 | 8.6:1 | 64% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 15.9 | 11.8:1 | 70% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 18.5 | 10.8:1 | 69% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 54% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 15.1 | 10.5:1 | 61% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 50% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 49% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 40% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sedan High.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (159 to 182); teachers up 41% (15.1 to 21.3).
About Sedan High
Sedan High is a small high school located in Sedan, Kansas. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 182 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Chautauqua Co Community enrolls 360 students, and its 2 schools include Sedan High.
Federal enrollment data show Sedan High is 79% White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. In Chautauqua County overall, the White share is about 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.6 students per teacher. Across high schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 11.9:1. Sedan High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 64%.
Sedan High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Kansas public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sedan High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.4%; the prediction is 31.4%.
The school is in Chautauqua County, where the median household earns about $56,438 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Sedan High shares Chautauqua County with 3 other public schools.
Sedan Elem is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Ranked by average proficiency, Sedan High places 6th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Sedan High is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 6%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 10.7 to 8.6 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sedan High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chautauqua County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,370
Census ACS
Median income
$56,438
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
488 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sedan Elem0.0 mi · 178
- Lincoln Memorial Elem15.9 mi · 458
- Caney Valley High16.1 mi · 335
- Caney Valley Charter Academy16.1 mi · 5
- Cedar Vale High17.6 mi · 63
- Cedar Vale Elem17.6 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Sedan HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sedan High?
Sedan High enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Sedan High serve?
Sedan High serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sedan High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sedan High is approximately 8.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sedan High?
Student demographics at Sedan High are roughly 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Sedan High in?
Sedan High is part of Chautauqua Co Community.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.