Fort Scott Senior High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott Senior High in Fort Scott, Kansas enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 41.3 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Kansas high-school median of 11.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Kansas: 88%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
581 students in 2022-23, 568 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.4 to 41.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 581 | 43.4 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 41.9 | 13.6 |
| 2024-25 | 578 | 41.3 | 14.0 |
14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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.
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 288 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Scott Senior High enrolled 575 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 288 of the 575 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent45.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.7% of students were White, 4.2% of two or more races, 3.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White87.7%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Hispanic3.6%
- Black2.8%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Fort Scott Senior High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 26% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10‑14% | 21% (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
85-89% of the 141 students in Fort Scott Senior 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.
| This school | Its district | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 85‑89% | 88% |
| Students in the class | 141 | 141 | 36,783 |
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 Fort Scott Senior High
- Uniontown High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 15 miles away: 178 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).15 mi
- North East HighThe next nearest public high school, 20 miles away: 133 students, 7.8 per teacher (2024-25).20 mi
- Compare Fort Scott Senior High with Uniontown High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Scott spends per student$14,109 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,109
- The largest public schools in KansasFort Scott Senior High is the number 80 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#80 of 366
- Kansas schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.14.0:1
- 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 Fort Scott Senior High
How many students attend Fort Scott Senior High?
578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 581 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Fort Scott, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Scott Senior High?
14.0 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.Is Fort Scott Senior High a Title I school?
Fort Scott Senior High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Fort Scott Senior High do on state tests?
The students tested at Fort Scott Senior High scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 10-14% 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.What is the graduation rate at Fort Scott Senior High?
85-89% of the 141 students in Fort Scott Senior 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.What district is Fort Scott Senior High in?
Fort Scott, NCES district ID 2006180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200618000149 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.