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Weskan High

219 Coyote Blvd, Weskan, KS 67762 · (785) 943-5222 · Wallace County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
Enrollment
51
High
DISTRICT 58 · STATE 410
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.2:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
11 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 71427%
Grade 81122%
Grade 9612%
Grade 10612%
Grade 11612%
Grade 12816%
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
4690%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
48%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
12%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2345%
Female
2855%

School pathway

Feeds from
Weskan ElemPK–06
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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
50.0%
KS avg 44.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
KS avg 38.8% . +12.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%56.7%
2023-2448.0%44.0%
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →

Where Weskan High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kansas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
51#308 of 332
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
51
+9 (+21%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 32
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 8.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25516.38.1:122% (11)
2023-2448N/AN/A29% (14)
2022-23345.66.1:138% (13)
2020-214258.4:143% (18)
2017-18486.77.2:150% (24)
2015-165377.6:145% (24)
2010-116488.0:127% (17)
2000-016479.1:125% (16)
1990-9132142.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Weskan High.

About Weskan High

Weskan High is classified as a high school. It is located in Weskan, Kansas. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 51 students. That is 88% below the average of about 410 students for high schools in Kansas.

Within Weskan, Weskan High is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 115 students.

The share of students at Weskan High who are White is 90%. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic. Wallace County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.

Weskan High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1, with 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kansas, 11.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 22% at Weskan High. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wallace County is 32%.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.9% at Weskan High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.0%.

For Wallace County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 269, Weskan High among them.

Among nearby public schools, Weskan Elem is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Weskan High ranks 3rd on proficiency.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

A 21% rise took enrollment from 42 in 2020-21 to 51 in 2024-25.

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Wallace County at a glance

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Population
1,417
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
269 students

Quick facts

School name
Weskan High
District
Weskan
Address
219 Coyote Blvd, Weskan, KS 67762
Phone
(785) 943-5222
County
Wallace County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
51
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
8.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
11 (22%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
201290000172
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Weskan High
How many students attend Weskan High?
Weskan High enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 07-12.
Is Weskan High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Weskan High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Weskan High have?
Weskan High employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Weskan High?
Student demographics at Weskan High are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is Weskan High public or private?
Weskan High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weskan.
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