Enrollment
243
High
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMOKY VALLEY·NCES 200000201649
Smoky Valley High
1 Viking Blvd, Lindsborg, KS 67456 · (785) 227-2909 · McPherson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
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
10.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
89 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 72 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 23% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Smoky Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
59.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 | 61.5% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 6.5% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Smoky Valley High
Smoky Valley High's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Valley High this school | 243 | 36.6% | 32.8% |
| Chase County Junior Senior High School Cottonwood Falls | 192 | 36.5% | 36.1% |
| Sterling Junior High/Senior High Sterling | 232 | 37.9% | 43.3% |
| Osage City High Osage City | 218 | 38.5% | 33.4% |
| Ellsworth High Ellsworth | 300 | 34.3% | 32.4% |
| Inman Jr/Sr High School Inman | 188 | 34.0% | 40.1% |
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 Smoky Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #94 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #17 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #11 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #146 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #20 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #163 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #177 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #42 of 100 |
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
243
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 243 | 24 | 10.1:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 20.5 | 12.3:1 | 32% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 20.5 | 12.3:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 31% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 22.6 | 11.9:1 | 32% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 25 | 11.5:1 | 34% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 11% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smoky Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (268 to 243); teachers up 6% (22.6 to 24).
About Smoky Valley High
Smoky Valley High is a small high school in Kansas, located in Lindsborg. It enrolls 243 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 41% below the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas.
Smoky Valley, which runs Smoky Valley High, has 4 schools and 1,216 students.
The share of White students at Smoky Valley High is 92%. Next come 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In McPherson County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Smoky Valley High scores 15%.
Smoky Valley High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas, 11.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 37% at Smoky Valley High. Public schools in McPherson County average a similar 40%.
Smoky Valley High holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Kansas public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Smoky Valley High is 11.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.8% actual, 44.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
The school's county is McPherson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,851 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in McPherson County number 18, with about 4,829 students.
Smoky Valley Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Smoky Valley High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Smoky Valley High is 7th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Smoky Valley High as Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 243, starting from 248. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.4:1 to 10.1:1.
Smoky Valley High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smoky Valley
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Soderstrom ElemElementary · 318 students
- Smoky Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Other schools in Lindsborg
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 402 students
- Soderstrom ElemElementary · 318 students
- Smoky Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Smoky Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 253
- Soderstrom Elem0.3 mi · 318
- Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School0.5 mi · 402
- Eisenhower Elementary12.6 mi · 239
- Southeast Saline Elem13.1 mi · 375
- Southeast Saline High13.1 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Smoky Valley HighHow many students attend Smoky Valley High?
Smoky Valley High enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Smoky Valley High serve?
Smoky Valley High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Smoky Valley High?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Smoky Valley High.
What is the student diversity at Smoky Valley High?
Student demographics at Smoky Valley High are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Smoky Valley High?
Smoky Valley High is overseen by Smoky Valley in McPherson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.