Wallace County High

Wallace County High is a high school of minimally staffed scale in Sharon Springs, Kansas, operated by Wallace County Schools, instructing 46 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 410 students per school, that is 89% below typical.

Wallace County Schools comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 154 students; Wallace County High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Wallace County High logs that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Wallace County High lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Wallace County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wallace County High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 49.2%.

Around the school, Wallace County reports that median household income runs about $63,207, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Wallace County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 269 students), Wallace County High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sharon Springs Elem, roughly 0.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, Wallace County High comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Wallace County High's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 62 (now 46). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 76%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Wallace County High typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.