South Gray High

South Gray High is a four-year high school of one-room-style scale in Montezuma, Kansas, overseen by Montezuma, works with 59 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 86% smaller than typical.

Montezuma runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 142 students. South Gray High is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Gray High records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 32% Hispanic. By comparison, Gray County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.9:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Gray High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.7%; South Gray High posts 15.5%, -27.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Gray County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $79,122 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Gray High is one of 9 public schools in Gray County (combined enrollment of about 1,002 students).

Montezuma Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Gray High at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

South Gray High operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 64 students in 2018 compared to 59 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 78% to 66%.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.