Sedan High

Sedan High is one of the cozy 9-12 campuss in Sedan, Kansas, one of the schools within Chautauqua Co Community, with 182 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 56% leaner than typical.

Within Chautauqua Co Community, which oversees 2 schools and 360 students, Sedan High is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Sedan High logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 8% multiracial, 8% Native American, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Chautauqua County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Sedan High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at Sedan High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Sedan High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 19.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Chautauqua County) logs that median household earnings sit near $56,438, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Chautauqua County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 488 students), Sedan High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sedan Elem, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, Sedan High comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sedan High has expanded 14%, going from 159 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Sedan High typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.