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
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 13 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 10% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 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%
Math
33.3%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 17.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like South Barber 7-12
South Barber 7-12's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Barber 7-12 this school | 87 | 63.2% | 29.0% |
| Southeast High Cherokee | 152 | 63.2% | 18.9% |
| Altoona-Midway Middle/High School Buffalo | 79 | 64.6% | 15.9% |
| Marmaton Valley High Moran | 135 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Marais Des Cygnes Valley High Melvern | 53 | 60.4% | 33.1% |
| Elk Valley High School Longton | 55 | 65.5% | 29.5% |
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 South Barber 7-12 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #269 of 332 |
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
87
+6 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 87 | 12.5 | 7.0:1 | 63% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 13 | 7.3:1 | 67% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 5 | 17.6:1 | 66% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 47% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 11.8 | 7.4:1 | 47% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 102 | 13 | 7.8:1 | 40% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 13 | 7.5:1 | 40% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Barber 7-12.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (87 to 87); teachers up 6% (11.8 to 12.5).
About South Barber 7-12
South Barber 7-12 is a small high school that serves part of Kiowa, Kansas. The school enrolls 87 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 79% smaller than that.
Within South Barber, South Barber 7-12 is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 198 students.
Federal enrollment data show South Barber 7-12 is 89% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 90% White share among all Barber County residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
South Barber 7-12 employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 7.0:1. This ratio sits 4.9 below the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 63% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Barber County.
Measured against Kansas public high schools, South Barber 7-12 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, South Barber 7-12 is 2.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.0% actual, 31.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
Among Barber County residents, the median household income is $61,926, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. South Barber 7-12 is one of 4 public schools in the county.
South Barber Pre-K-6 is located about 0.8 miles from South Barber 7-12. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, South Barber 7-12 ranks 5th on average proficiency.
South Barber 7-12 has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment grew 7% from its 2020-21 level of 81. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.5:1 in 2020-21, and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 High School9.3 mi · 40
- Burlington Elementary School9.3 mi · 94
- Longfellow Elementary School18.3 mi · 156
- Medicine Lodge Grade School18.5 mi · 253
- Alva Middle School18.6 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.