Axtell High

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Axtell, Kansas

Axtell High in Axtell, Kansas enrolled 49 students in 2024-25 with 5.5 full-time teachers, 8.8 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 50% or more (Kansas: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%

44 students in 2022-23, 47 students in 2023-24, 49 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 4.8 to 5.5.

Students enrolled at Axtell High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23442023-24472024-2549
Students enrolled at Axtell High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23442023-24472024-2549
Students enrolled at Axtell High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23442023-24472024-2549
Students enrolled at Axtell High by school year2022-23: 44, 2023-24: 47, 2024-25: 4902040602022-23442023-24472024-2549
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23444.89.2
2023-24475.38.8
2024-25495.58.8

8.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Kansas high schools

Among the 333 Kansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Axtell High 8.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAxtell High 8.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Axtell High 8.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAxtell High 8.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Axtell High 8.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAxtell High 8.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Axtell High 8.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAxtell High 8.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 210 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Axtell High enrolled 42 students and had 0.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.2, one per 210 of the 42 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent6.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

95.9% of students were White, 4.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White95.9%
  2. Hispanic4.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Axtell High scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250% or more40%32.5%
Math, 2022-2350% or more38% (2021-22)31.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

50% or more of the 10 students in Axtell High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKansas
Four-year graduation rate50% or more95% or more88%
Students in the class107536,783

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Axtell High

  1. Centralia HighThe nearest public high school, 12 miles away: 145 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Frankfort HighThe next nearest public high school, 14 miles away: 117 students, 8.4 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Axtell High with Centralia HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prairie Hills spends per student$13,728 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,728
  5. The largest public schools in KansasAxtell High is the number 320 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#320 of 366
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher8.8 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.8.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Axtell High

  1. How many students attend Axtell High?
    49 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 44 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Axtell, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Axtell High?
    8.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for high schools is 11.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Axtell High a Title I school?
    Axtell High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Axtell High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Axtell High scored proficient or above: 50% or more in reading in 2021-22 and 50% or more in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Axtell High?
    50% or more of the 10 students in Axtell High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Kansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Axtell High in?
    Prairie Hills, NCES district ID 2000350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200035002016 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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