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
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
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 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% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
39.3%
KS avg 38.8% . +32.6pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
88
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.5:1
% White
84%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About South Central High School
As a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Coldwater, Kansas, South Central High School teaches 88 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Comanche County. That puts it 79% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.
South Central High School is one of 3 schools operated by Comanche County, a district that works with 322 students overall.
Looking at the student body, South Central High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Comanche County as a whole is about 95% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting South Central High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Comanche County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, South Central High School is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 39.9%; South Central High School posts 23.5%, -16.4 points below that line.
In the area at large, Comanche County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,545, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. South Central High School is one of 3 public schools in Comanche County (combined enrollment of about 322 students).
The closest other public school is South Central Elementary School, roughly 10.3 miles away. On composite proficiency, South Central High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. South Central High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 89 (now 88).
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
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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