Holton High

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

Holton High in Holton, Kansas enrolled 335 students in 2024-25 with 23.1 full-time teachers, 14.5 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, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Kansas: 88%).

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

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

323 students in 2022-23, 324 students in 2023-24, 335 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 23.1.

Students enrolled at Holton High by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233232023-243242024-25335
Students enrolled at Holton High by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233232023-243242024-25335
Students enrolled at Holton High by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233232023-243242024-25335
Students enrolled at Holton High by school year2022-23: 323, 2023-24: 324, 2024-25: 33501002003004002022-233232023-243242024-25335
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332326.012.4
2023-2432427.411.8
2024-2533523.114.5

14.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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; Holton High 14.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHolton High 14.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Holton High 14.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHolton High 14.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Holton High 14.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHolton High 14.5state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Holton High 14.5; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherHolton High 14.5state 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).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 183 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Holton High enrolled 330 students and had 1.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.8, one per 183 of the 330 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent27.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.0% of students were White, 9.6% of two or more races, 8.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White80.0%
  2. Two or more races9.6%
  3. Hispanic8.4%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. American Indian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Holton High scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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, 2021-2240‑44%29%32.5%
Math, 2022-2335‑39%26% (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

90-94% of the 83 students in Holton 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 rate90‑94%90‑94%88%
Students in the class838536,783

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.

High schools in Holton

2 public high schools in Holton report 2024-25 enrollment; Holton High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Holton High33514.531.9%
Jackson Heights High School and Middle School22910.637.1%

All public schools in Holton →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Holton High

  1. Jackson Heights High School and Middle SchoolThe nearest public high school, 3.8 miles away: 229 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
  2. Royal Valley HighThe next nearest public high school, 16 miles away: 223 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  3. Compare Holton High with Jackson Heights High School and Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Holton Unified School District 336 spends per student$17,068 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,068
  5. The largest public schools in KansasHolton High is the number 114 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#114 of 366
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.14.5:1
  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 Holton High

  1. How many students attend Holton High?
    335 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 323 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Holton, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Holton High?
    14.5 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 Holton High a Title I school?
    Holton High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Holton High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Holton High scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% 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 Holton High?
    90-94% of the 83 students in Holton 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 Holton High in?
    Holton Unified School District 336, NCES district ID 2007380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200738000657 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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