Valley Falls High

Valley Falls High operates as an one-room-style secondary school in Valley Falls, Kansas, one of the schools within Valley Falls. Current enrollment sits at 122 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 70% smaller than the state mean of about 410.

Valley Falls comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 384 students; Valley Falls High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Valley Falls High lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Valley Falls High lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.9:1, putting Valley Falls High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 39%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valley Falls High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.1%; Valley Falls High posts 25.5%, -22.6 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $81,278 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Valley Falls High is one of 14 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 3,123 students).

The closest other public school is Valley Falls Elem, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Valley Falls High at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Valley Falls High operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Valley Falls High has increased 36%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 122 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.0:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.