Tonganoxie High

Tonganoxie High, a substantial 9-12 campus in Tonganoxie, Kansas, run under Tonganoxie, serves 620 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 51% larger than typical.

Tonganoxie High is one of 3 schools operated by Tonganoxie, a district that works with 1,972 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Tonganoxie High records that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Leavenworth County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Tonganoxie High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tonganoxie High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.7%; this one comes in at 22.7%, -24.0 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Leavenworth County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,218 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Leavenworth County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,185 students), Tonganoxie High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tonganoxie Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Tonganoxie High comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

Tonganoxie High operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tonganoxie High has decreased 3%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 620 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Tonganoxie High community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.