Enrollment
56
High
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHETOPA-ST. PAUL·NCES 200477001928
St. Paul High School
118 First Street, St. Paul, KS 66771 · (620) 449-2245 · Neosho County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL56 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.5:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
27 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 32% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Chetopa-St. Paul. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +26.1pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
KS avg 38.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 41.7% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Where St. Paul High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 56 | #301 of 332 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
56
-12 (-18%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 81
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 56 | 6.6 | 8.4:1 | 48% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 5.6 | 12.0:1 | 48% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 5.1 | 13.5:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 6 | 11.3:1 | 41% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 7.1 | 9.9:1 | 50% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 51% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 47% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Paul High School.
About St. Paul High School
St. Paul High School sits in St. Paul, Kansas, and is classified as a high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 56 students. That puts enrollment 86% below the 410-student average for high schools in Kansas.
Chetopa-St. Paul counts 5 schools and 396 students, including St. Paul High School.
St. Paul High School is 91% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic. That is in line with Neosho County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Paul High School is 8.4:1, based on 6.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Kansas average 11.9:1. Lunch program data show 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 58% for public schools in Neosho County.
St. Paul High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 31.9%, compared with a predicted 39.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kansas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Neosho County, median household income comes to about $56,618, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Neosho County counts 10 public schools with about 2,406 students.
St. Paul Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from St. Paul High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 31.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 56, from 68 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 8.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Neosho County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,656
Census ACS
Median income
$56,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chetopa-St. Paul
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Chetopa HighHigh · 73 students
- Chetopa ElemElementary · 61 students
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Other schools in St. Paul
- St. Paul Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- St. Paul Middle SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Nearby schools
- St. Paul Elementary School0.0 mi · 148
- St. Paul Middle School0.0 mi · 58
- Erie Elementary5.7 mi · 182
- Erie High School6.3 mi · 144
- Galesburg Middle School10.7 mi · 112
- Lincoln School12.9 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About St. Paul High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St. Paul High School?
St. Paul High School enrolls approximately 56 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does St. Paul High School serve?
St. Paul High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St. Paul High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St. Paul High School is approximately 8.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at St. Paul High School?
Student demographics at St. Paul High School are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black.
What district is St. Paul High School in?
St. Paul High School is part of Chetopa-St. Paul.
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