Enrollment
177
High
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPEARVILLE·NCES 201182000837
Spearville Jr/Sr High
305 E. Ave. B, Spearville, KS 67876 · (620) 385-2631 · Ford County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Kansas public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
49 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 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 12% |
Student demographics
31%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 Spearville. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 50.0% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 35.6% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Spearville Jr/Sr High
Spearville Jr/Sr High's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearville Jr/Sr High this school | 177 | 27.7% | 46.8% |
| Pleasant Ridge High Easton | 168 | 27.4% | 33.0% |
| Olpe Jr./Sr. High School Olpe | 179 | 26.8% | 47.4% |
| Colby Senior High Colby | 296 | 29.7% | 24.7% |
| Rossville Jr.-Sr. High School Rossville | 253 | 29.6% | 31.6% |
| Wabaunsee Sr High Alma | 115 | 28.7% | 36.1% |
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 Spearville Jr/Sr High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #13 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #68 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #53 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #191 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #229 of 263 |
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
177
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 177 | 14.8 | 11.9:1 | 28% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 15.3 | 11.2:1 | 27% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 16 | 10.5:1 | 27% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 18.5 | 9.8:1 | 29% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 28% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 200 | 16 | 12.5:1 | 23% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 18% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 14 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spearville Jr/Sr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (182 to 177); teachers down 20% (18.5 to 14.8).
About Spearville Jr/Sr High
Spearville Jr/Sr High is a public high school in Spearville, Kansas. The school has 177 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. That compares with an average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.
Spearville is the district for Spearville Jr/Sr High. It has 2 schools and 373 students.
The share of students at Spearville Jr/Sr High who are White is 82%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 47% of Ford County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
With 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1. It is about the same as the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Spearville Jr/Sr High, 28% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ford County report 80%.
Spearville Jr/Sr High holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Kansas public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Spearville Jr/Sr High is 2.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.8% actual, 49.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
For the population of Ford County, median household income comes to about $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Ford County counts 15 public schools with about 7,836 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Spearville Elem, is about 0.2 miles. Spearville Jr/Sr High is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 178 to 177.
Spearville Jr/Sr High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,074
Census ACS
Median income
$70,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
7,836 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Spearville Elem0.2 mi · 196
- Kinsley-Offerle Elementary Pre-K-511.1 mi · 128
- Miller Elem15.2 mi · 780
- Ross Elementary School15.5 mi · 502
- Soule Elementary School15.6 mi · 375
- Comanche Middle School15.7 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Spearville Jr/Sr HighHow many students attend Spearville Jr/Sr High?
Spearville Jr/Sr High enrolls approximately 177 students in grades 06-12.
Is Spearville Jr/Sr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spearville Jr/Sr High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Spearville Jr/Sr High have?
Spearville Jr/Sr High employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Spearville Jr/Sr High?
Student demographics at Spearville Jr/Sr High are roughly 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Spearville Jr/Sr High in?
Spearville Jr/Sr High is part of Spearville.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.