Bucklin High

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

Bucklin High in Bucklin, Kansas enrolled 57 students in 2024-25 with 8.8 full-time teachers, 6.5 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 fell 20% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

71 students in 2022-23, 68 students in 2023-24, 57 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 9.2 to 8.8.

Students enrolled at Bucklin High by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23712023-24682024-2557
Students enrolled at Bucklin High by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23712023-24682024-2557
Students enrolled at Bucklin High by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23712023-24682024-2557
Students enrolled at Bucklin High by school year2022-23: 71, 2023-24: 68, 2024-25: 570204060802022-23712023-24682024-2557
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23719.27.8
2023-24688.87.8
2024-25578.86.5

6.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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; Bucklin High 6.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBucklin High 6.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Bucklin High 6.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBucklin High 6.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Bucklin High 6.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBucklin High 6.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Bucklin High 6.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherBucklin High 6.5state 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 71 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bucklin High enrolled 71 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 71 of the 71 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent15.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.0% of students were White, 12.3% Hispanic, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White86.0%
  2. Hispanic12.3%
  3. Two or more races1.8%

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 Bucklin High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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, 2021-2220% or less30‑34%32.5%
Math, 2022-2320% or less25‑29% (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 15 students in Bucklin 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 more50% or more88%
Students in the class151536,783

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 Bucklin High

  1. Spearville Jr/Sr HighThe nearest public high school, 22 miles away: 177 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  2. Minneola HighThe next nearest public high school, 22 miles away: 71 students, 8.0 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  3. Compare Bucklin High with Spearville Jr/Sr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much USD 459 Bucklin Schools spends per student$17,925 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,925
  5. The largest public schools in KansasBucklin High is the number 309 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#309 of 366
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher6.5 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.6.5:1
  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 Bucklin High

  1. How many students attend Bucklin High?
    57 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 71 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Bucklin, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bucklin High?
    6.5 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 Bucklin High a Title I school?
    Bucklin High ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bucklin High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bucklin High scored proficient or above: 20% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less 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 Bucklin High?
    50% or more of the 15 students in Bucklin 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 Bucklin High in?
    USD 459 Bucklin Schools, NCES district ID 2004140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200414001191 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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