St John High

St John High is one of the rural-scale senior highs in St. John, Kansas, part of St John-Hudson, with 141 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 66% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in St John-Hudson (366 students total), St John High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, St John High reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Stafford County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, St John High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.2%; actual is 25.7%, a gap of -16.4 points.

In the surrounding community, Stafford County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,226, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Stafford County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 810 students), of which St John High is one.

St John Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St John High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. St John High's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 138 (now 141).

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