Enrollment
323
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST OF SALINE·NCES 200000100523
Southeast Saline High
5056 E. K-4 Highway, Gypsum, KS 67448 · (785) 536-4286 · Saline County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Kansas public high schools
- ATest 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.
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
10.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
97 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 53 | 16% |
Student demographics
23%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 Southeast Of Saline. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 44.5% | 47.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 26.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Southeast Saline High
Southeast Saline High's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Saline High this school | 323 | 30.0% | 43.0% |
| Clearwater High Clearwater | 361 | 31.0% | 30.6% |
| Jefferson West High Meriden | 247 | 30.0% | 32.9% |
| Wellsville High Wellsville | 278 | 29.5% | 22.2% |
| Perry Lecompton High Perry | 268 | 29.9% | 24.1% |
| Frontenac Sr. High School Frontenac | 298 | 33.2% | 24.5% |
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 Southeast Saline High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #28 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #53 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #83 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #115 of 332 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #33 of 172 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #135 of 172 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #213 of 263 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #46 of 75 |
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
323
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 323 | 29.9 | 10.8:1 | 30% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 26.7 | 12.3:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 26.2 | 12.9:1 | 28% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 18% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 25.8 | 11.7:1 | 22% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 23% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 18% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Saline High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (301 to 323); teachers up 16% (25.8 to 29.9).
About Southeast Saline High
Families in Gypsum, Kansas, are served by Southeast Saline High, a low-enrollment high school. A federal count lists 323 students at the school, in grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Southeast Saline High is one of the 2 schools that make up Southeast Of Saline (698 students in total).
Federal enrollment data show Southeast Saline High is 87% White. It is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Southeast Saline High's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Southeast Saline High is 29.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.8:1. That is lower than the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. The school counts 97 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 30%. Public schools in Saline County average 58%.
Southeast Saline High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southeast Saline High falls in the middle 80% of Kansas schools: 43.0% actual against 47.8% predicted.
Across Saline County, the median household income is $65,422, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Saline County is home to 17 public schools and about 7,580 public school students.
The closest public school, Southeast Saline Elem, is less than a tenth of a mile from Southeast Saline High. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Southeast Saline High places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Southeast Saline High's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Southeast Saline High was 331 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.2 to 10.8 over 4 years.
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Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,668
Census ACS
Median income
$65,422
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
7,580 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Southeast Saline Elem0.0 mi · 375
- Coronado Elem7.6 mi · 389
- Salina High South7.7 mi · 1,046
- Schilling Elem7.9 mi · 376
- Stewart Elem8.1 mi · 406
- Salina South Middle8.7 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Saline HighHow many students attend Southeast Saline High?
Southeast Saline High enrolls approximately 323 students in grades 07-12.
Is Southeast Saline High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeast Saline High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Southeast Saline High have?
Southeast Saline High employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Southeast Saline High?
Student demographics at Southeast Saline High are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Southeast Saline High public or private?
Southeast Saline High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southeast Of Saline.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.