Enrollment
87
Kansas · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Meade, KS
Meade High
Federal NCES profile for Meade High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 200942000106
👥 S:T ratio 68
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 83
📋 Attendance 19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Meade High earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Kansas schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.9:1
- small classes for Kansas
- 35.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 87
- students enrolled
Meade High has class sizes smaller than 95% of Kansas schools. Computed live against every Kansas school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
11.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 13.8:1 Kansas avg
-43% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
35.9%
vs 42.7% Kansas avg
-16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Meade High compares with Kansas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Meade High
Meade High is a small high school in Meade, Kansas, enrolling 87 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Meade High is leaner than roughly 95% of Kansas schools and 43% under the state's 13.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 35.9% lands close to the Kansas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 87 puts it in the smaller third of Kansas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,346 scored Kansas schools.
Against 106 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #58.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 38/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 87 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district, Meade, also runs Meade Elem (243 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Meade High compares
Meade High on the metrics families compare, against Kansas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Kansas | Kansas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 7.9:1 | ▼ 43% | 13.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 35.9% | ▼ 16% | 42.7% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 87 | top 86% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
87
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
35.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% below the Kansas average of 42.7%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 43% below state mean
Top 5% in Kansas - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
32.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$15,559
per pupil, district-wide
- above Kansas avg of $15,487
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 87 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 77.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.1%
Two or More 4.6%
Asian 2.3%
Largest group: White at 77.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 37.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 37.9, Meade High is about as mixed as the Kansas school average of 39.4.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Meade, which includes Meade High.
$15,559
Per student
+0%
vs Kansas
Avg $15,487
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 35.0%
State 58.3%
Federal 6.8%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Meade High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Elem | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Meade High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 243
- Students per teacher
- 11.6:1
- Resource Index
- 63/100
Similar high schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Kansas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~87 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Meade High
How many students attend Meade High?
Meade High has 87 students enrolled. It is a high school in Meade, KS.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meade High?
The student-teacher ratio at Meade High is 7.9:1, which is 43% lower than the Kansas average of 13.8:1 and 50% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Meade High?
35.9% of students at Meade High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kansas average of 42.7%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Meade High?
The largest demographic group at Meade High is White at 77.0% of enrollment, in Meade, KS.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Meade High?
Meade High has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Meade High a good school?
Meade High earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Kansas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Meade?
Besides Meade High, Meade also operates Meade Elem (243 students). See the Meade district page for the complete list.
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