Stafford Middle School/High School

As a rural-scale 9-12 campus in Stafford, Kansas, Stafford Middle School/High School hosts 116 students from grades 6 through 12, part of Stafford. That puts it 72% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.

Stafford Middle School/High School is one of 2 schools operated by Stafford, a district that caters to 249 students overall.

On demographics, Stafford Middle School/High School lists that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 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 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stafford Middle School/High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 31.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Stafford County) logs that median household earnings sit near $64,226, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Stafford County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 810 students), of which Stafford Middle School/High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Stafford Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stafford Middle School/High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 35.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stafford Middle School/High School's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 116). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.