Sedgwick High

Sedgwick High is a four-year high school of intimate scale in Sedgwick, Kansas, part of Sedgwick Public Schools, works with 238 students in grades 7 through 12. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Sedgwick Public Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 521 students. Sedgwick High is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Sedgwick High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Sedgwick High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at Sedgwick High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Harvey County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sedgwick High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 36.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harvey County indicate median household income runs about $74,368, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Harvey County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,012 students), of which Sedgwick High is one.

Nearest neighbor: R L Wright Elem, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sedgwick High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Sedgwick High's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 236 (now 238). The White share of enrollment fell from 91% to 81% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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