Enrollment
87
High
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH BARBER·NCES 200813001966
South Barber 7-12
1220 N. 8th Street, Kiowa, KS 67070 · (833) 722-7237 · Barber County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
55 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 South Barber. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +29.3pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +16.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
87
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 7.4:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Barber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,069
Census ACS
Median income
$61,926
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
675 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- South Barber Pre-K-60.8 mi · 111
- BURLINGTON ES9.3 mi · 94
- BURLINGTON HS9.3 mi · 40
- LONGFELLOW ES18.3 mi · 156
- Medicine Lodge Grade School18.5 mi · 253
- ALVA MS18.6 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About South Barber 7-12What is the total enrollment at South Barber 7-12?
South Barber 7-12 enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does South Barber 7-12 serve?
South Barber 7-12 serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Barber 7-12?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Barber 7-12 is approximately 7.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Barber 7-12?
At South Barber 7-12, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is South Barber 7-12 public or private?
South Barber 7-12 is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Barber.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.