Wheatland High School

As a rural-scale high school in Grainfield, Kansas, Wheatland High School instructs 41 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Wheatland. Enrollment runs roughly 90% leaner than the state mean of about 410.

Within Wheatland, which oversees 2 schools and 99 students, Wheatland High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Wheatland High School shows that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Wheatland High School records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.5:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gove County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wheatland High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Gove County shows median household earnings sit near $66,029, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gove County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 473 students), Wheatland High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wheatland Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wheatland High School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.6%.

Wheatland High School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Wheatland High School's enrollment has expanded 21% since 2018, when it stood at 34 (now 41). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 3% to 7% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.0:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

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