Enrollment
88
High
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COMANCHE COUNTY·NCES 200504000491
South Central High School
600 E. Garfield, Coldwater, KS 67029 · (620) 582-2158 · Comanche County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL88 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Kansas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
41 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 22 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 23% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Comanche County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
39.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 | 32.1% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 6.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Central High School
South Central High School's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central High School this school | 88 | 46.6% | 23.5% |
| Otis-Bison Junior/Senior High School Otis | 81 | 45.7% | 34.7% |
| Udall High Udall | 112 | 46.4% | 30.5% |
| La Crosse High La Crosse | 87 | 46.0% | 25.9% |
| Oakley Sr High Oakley | 130 | 47.7% | 27.9% |
| Cedar Vale High Cedar Vale | 63 | 46.0% | 28.2% |
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 Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 88 | #268 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
88
+14 (+19%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 129
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 88 | 8.4 | 10.5:1 | 47% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 7.8 | 10.9:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 7.6 | 9.0:1 | 42% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 8 | 9.3:1 | 43% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 8.5 | 10.5:1 | 35% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 27% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 34% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 37% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (89 to 88); teachers down 1% (8.5 to 8.4).
About South Central High School
South Central High School is a very small high school in Coldwater, Kansas, (ZIP code 67029). The school has 88 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas have about 410 students on average; enrollment here is 79% lower.
Comanche County, which runs South Central High School, has 3 schools and 322 students.
South Central High School is 84% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 95% White among all Comanche County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Classroom staffing at South Central High School totals 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Federal data show 47% of students (41) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 57% for public schools in Comanche County.
South Central High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Kansas public high schools.
Compared with Kansas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Central High School scores 16.4 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.5%; the prediction is 39.9%.
For the population of Comanche County, median household income comes to about $54,545, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Comanche County counts 3 public schools with about 322 students.
South Central Elementary School sits about 10.3 miles from South Central High School. On state test proficiency, South Central High School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, South Central High School is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 88, from 74 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.3:1 in 2020-21, and 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,729
Census ACS
Median income
$54,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
322 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Comanche County
- South Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 121 students
- South Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 113 students
Other South Central High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named South Central High. South Central High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- South Central High SchoolGreenwich, OH · 211 students
- South Central High SchoolFarina, IL · 183 students
Nearby schools
- South Central Elementary School10.3 mi · 121
- South Central Middle School10.3 mi · 113
- Kiowa County Junior High/High School22.4 mi · 131
- Kiowa County Elementary School22.4 mi · 130
- Ashland Elem25.3 mi · 83
- Bucklin High25.3 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About South Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Central High School?
South Central High School enrolls approximately 88 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Central High School serve?
South Central High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Central High School is approximately 10.5:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Central High School?
At South Central High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is South Central High School in?
South Central High School is part of Comanche County.
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