Solomon High

Solomon High, a minimally staffed high school in Solomon, Kansas, overseen by Solomon, instructs 116 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 72% smaller than the state mean of about 410.

Solomon comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 399 students; Solomon High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Solomon High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Dickinson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.2:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Solomon High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.5%; this one comes in at 21.8%, -17.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dickinson County) shows that median household income runs about $68,417, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Solomon High is one of 19 public schools in Dickinson County (combined enrollment of about 3,530 students).

Nearest neighbor: Solomon Elem, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Solomon High ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.8%.

Solomon High operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Solomon High's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 141 (now 116).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Solomon High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.