South Barber 7-12

Located at 1220 N. 8th Street, in Kiowa, Kansas, South Barber 7-12 is a tiny four-year high school that enrolls 87 students (grades 7 through 12), run under South Barber. That puts it 79% smaller than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

South Barber 7-12 is one of 2 schools operated by South Barber, a district that serves 198 students overall.

Demographically, South Barber 7-12 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Barber County's rate of about 54%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Barber 7-12 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 29.0%.

In the area at large, Barber County reports that median household income runs about $61,926, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Barber County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 675 students), South Barber 7-12 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is South Barber Pre-K-6, roughly 0.8 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, South Barber 7-12 comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. South Barber 7-12's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 87 (now 87).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.