Wellsville High

As a close-knit high school in Wellsville, Kansas, Wellsville High educates 278 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Wellsville. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 410.

Wellsville comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 856 students; Wellsville High is among them.

In terms of who attends, Wellsville High records that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder reads as 5% Hispanic. Compared to Franklin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Wellsville High shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wellsville High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.1%; actual is 22.2%, a gap of -25.9 points.

In the area at large, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $77,207, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Wellsville High is one of 15 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 4,187 students).

Wellsville Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Wellsville High. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wellsville High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 9%: 256 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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