Enrollment
164
High
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST FRANCIS COMM SCH·NCES 201188000484
St Francis High
100 College Street, St Francis, KS 67756 · (785) 332-8153 · Cheyenne County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL164 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
88 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 St Francis Comm Sch. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
KS avg 44.5% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +19.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
164
+16 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 8.1:1
% White
82%
was 86%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St Francis High
St Francis High is a close-knit high school in St Francis, Kansas, operated by St Francis Comm Sch. The school educates 164 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.
St Francis Comm Sch comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 297 students; St Francis High is among them.
On demographics, St Francis High shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest consists of 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, St Francis High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -3.1 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cheyenne County put median household income runs about $55,429, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Cheyenne County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 461 students), of which St Francis High is one.
Nearest neighbor: St Francis Elem, around 0.2 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St Francis High at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 41.3%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St Francis High has rose 11%, going from 148 students in 2018 to 164 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 15% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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Cheyenne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,628
Census ACS
Median income
$55,429
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- St Francis Elem0.2 mi · 133
- Cheylin Jr/Sr High14.1 mi · 62
- Cheylin Elementary14.1 mi · 102
- DUNDY CO STRATTON HIGH SCHOOL23.6 mi · 126
- BENKELMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL23.9 mi · 159
- Idalia Junior-Senior High School26.9 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About St Francis HighHow large is St Francis High?
St Francis High enrolls approximately 164 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does St Francis High serve?
St Francis High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at St Francis High?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at St Francis High.
How diverse is St Francis High?
St Francis High reports a student body of 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees St Francis High?
St Francis High is overseen by St Francis Comm Sch in Cheyenne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.