Wellington High School

Set in Wellington, Kansas, Wellington High School is a mid-tier four-year high school, run under Wellington. It instructs 463 students across grades 9 through 12.

Wellington High School is one of 7 schools operated by Wellington, a district that serves 1,439 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Wellington High School reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at Wellington High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wellington High School is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 36.9%; Wellington High School posts 20.4%, -16.5 points below that line.

Across the wider county, Sumner County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,951 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wellington High School is one of 23 public schools in Sumner County (combined enrollment of about 3,436 students).

Kennedy Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Wellington High School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wellington High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 467 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 75% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.