Enrollment
60
High
DISTRICT 1,219 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA·NCES 201299000316
Sowers Alternative High School
2400 Wassall St, Wichita, KS 67216 · (316) 973-1600 · Sedgwick County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Kansas public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
4.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
57 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 15 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 17 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
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KAP 2023-24 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
0.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Sowers Alternative High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sowers Alternative High School this school | 60 | 95.0% | N/A |
| Lawrence Gardner High School Topeka | 111 | 91.9% | N/A |
| Wichita Alternative High Wichita | 133 | 91.0% | 2.6% |
| Alfred Fairfax Academy Kansas City | 52 | 82.7% | 1.4% |
| Chisholm Life Skills Center Wichita | 96 | 85.4% | N/A |
| Hope Street Charter Academy Topeka | 103 | 78.6% | 9.8% |
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 Sowers Alternative High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Sedgwick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #297 of 332 | #23 of 23 |
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
60
-8 (-12%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
was 4.9:1
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 | 60 | 14.9 | 4.0:1 | 95% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 14 | 5.4:1 | 93% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 14 | 5.3:1 | 89% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 14 | 4.9:1 | 82% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 14 | 3.9:1 | 85% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 15 | 3.5:1 | 77% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 12 | 6.3:1 | 87% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 125 | 17 | 7.3:1 | 74% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 10 | 4.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sowers Alternative High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (55 to 60); teachers up 7% (14 to 14.9).
About Sowers Alternative High School
Sowers Alternative High School is a very small high school in Wichita, Kansas. It had 60 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Kansas have about 410 students on average; enrollment here is 85% lower.
Wichita runs Sowers Alternative High School along with 86 other schools, enrolling 47,545 students in total.
The largest group at Sowers Alternative High School is White students, at 38%. The remaining students are 32% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census figures show Sedgwick County is about 69% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
There are 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 4.0:1. Compared with the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sedgwick County is 63%.
Sowers Alternative High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 0% of Kansas public high schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Sedgwick County show that median household income comes to about $69,365, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 160, with about 84,569 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jardine Technology Middle Magnet is closest at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Sowers Alternative High School.
Sowers Alternative High School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
From 68 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 60 by 2024-25.
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Sedgwick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
528,226
Census ACS
Median income
$69,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
84,569 students
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- Jardine Technology Middle Magnet0.6 mi · 499
- Anderson Elem0.8 mi · 477
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- Mead Middle School1.1 mi · 678
- Wells Alternative Middle School1.3 mi · 36
- Chisholm Life Skills Center1.3 mi · 96
Frequently asked questions
About Sowers Alternative High SchoolHow large is Sowers Alternative High School?
Sowers Alternative High School enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sowers Alternative High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sowers Alternative High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Sowers Alternative High School?
Approximately 4.0:1 students per teacher at Sowers Alternative High School.
How diverse is Sowers Alternative High School?
Sowers Alternative High School reports a student body of 38% White, 15% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sowers Alternative High School public or private?
Sowers Alternative High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wichita.
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