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
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Kansas public high schools
- B+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
11.7:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 13% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 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%
Math
37.2%
KS avg 38.8%
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.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 17.5% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like St Francis High
St Francis High's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis High this school | 164 | 53.7% | 33.4% |
| Nickerson High Nickerson | 255 | 52.9% | 27.0% |
| Decatur Community Jr/Sr High Oberlin | 144 | 55.6% | 25.1% |
| Stafford Middle School/High School Stafford | 116 | 50.0% | 31.9% |
| Rock Hills Jr/Sr High School Mankato | 175 | 55.4% | 33.0% |
| Humboldt High School Humboldt | 176 | 49.4% | 23.7% |
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 St Francis High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #88 of 262 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #112 of 262 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #71 of 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 164 | #201 of 332 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #74 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
164
+28 (+21%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 164 | 14.1 | 11.7:1 | 54% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 14.4 | 11.5:1 | 52% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 16.6 | 9.0:1 | 57% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 17 | 8.0:1 | 52% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 18.3 | 8.1:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 136 | 17 | 8.0:1 | 38% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 149 | 15 | 9.9:1 | 39% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 32% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 18 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Francis High.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (148 to 164); teachers down 23% (18.3 to 14.1).
About St Francis High
St Francis High operates as a small high school in St Francis, Kansas. The school enrolls 164 students, from grades 6 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kansas is about 410, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
St Francis High is part of St Francis Comm Sch, where 2 schools serve 297 students.
The student body at St Francis High is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
St Francis High employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.7:1. That is close to the 11.9:1 average for high schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25.
St Francis High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Kansas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, St Francis High is 3.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.4% actual, 36.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kansas.
In Cheyenne County (population about 2,628), the median household income is $55,429, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. St Francis High is one of 4 public schools in the county.
St Francis Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. On proficiency, St Francis High is behind the 41.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
St Francis High has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment grew 21% from its 2020-21 level of 136. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.0:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for St Francis High covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary School26.9 mi · 71
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.