Enrollment
113
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREGO COUNTY·NCES 201263000051
Trego Community High
1200 Russell Avenue, WaKeeney, KS 67672 · (785) 743-2061 · Trego County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
44 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Trego County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
KS avg 44.5% . +25.7pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
KS avg 38.8% . +18.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 36 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 18 points.
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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
113
-4 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 11.1:1
% White
89%
was 95%
% Hispanic
9%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Trego Community High
Trego Community High operates as a rural-scale 9-12 campus in WaKeeney, Kansas, one of the schools within Trego County. Current enrollment sits at 113 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kansas's public schools average about 410 students each, so Trego Community High sits 72% below that benchmark.
Within Trego County, which oversees 2 schools and 398 students, Trego Community High is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Trego Community High logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Trego Community High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 28.9%.
In the broader community, census data for Trego County shows median household earnings sit near $81,528, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Trego County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 398 students), Trego Community High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Trego Grade School, around 0.6 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Trego Community High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.0%.
Trego Community High operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trego Community High has shrank 3%, going from 117 students in 2018 to 113 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 7.2:1 in 2025.
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Trego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,777
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
398 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Trego Grade School0.6 mi · 285
- Washington Elem18.0 mi · 182
- Ellis Jr/Sr High18.1 mi · 161
- Quinter Jr-Sr High19.5 mi · 133
- Quinter Elem19.7 mi · 176
- Palco Jr. High22.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Trego Community HighHow many students attend Trego Community High?
Trego Community High enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 09-12.
Is Trego Community High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trego Community High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Trego Community High have?
Trego Community High employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Trego Community High?
Student demographics at Trego Community High are roughly 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Trego Community High in?
Trego Community High is part of Trego County.
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