Other / mixed grade configuration · Quinter, KS

Quinter Jr-Sr High

Federal NCES profile for Quinter Jr-Sr High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 201095000473
0/100100/10068/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
72
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Quinter Jr-Sr High earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Kansas schools.

68
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for Kansas
23.5%
free-lunch eligible
133
students enrolled

Quinter Jr-Sr High has class sizes smaller than 90% of Kansas schools. Computed live against every Kansas school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

133

Kansas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

14.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.5:1

vs 13.8:1 Kansas avg

-31% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

23.5%

vs 42.7% Kansas avg

-45% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Quinter Jr-Sr High compares with Kansas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:19.5:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Quinter Jr-Sr High

Quinter Jr-Sr High is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Quinter, Kansas, enrolling 133 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 9.5:1, Quinter Jr-Sr High is leaner than roughly 90% of Kansas schools and 31% under the state's 13.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 23.5% of students eligible for free meals.

Enrollment of 133 puts it in the smaller third of Kansas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 1,346 Kansas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 122 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Kansas schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (91% of enrollment) (diversity index 17/100).

11.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Among Quinter's public schools, it stands alongside Quinter Elem (176 students): Quinter Jr-Sr High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (9.5:1 vs 12.6:1).

Its district, Quinter Public Schools, also runs Quinter Elem (176 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 Quinter Jr-Sr High compares

Quinter Jr-Sr 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 9.5:1 ▼ 31% 13.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 23.5% ▼ 45% 42.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 133 top 78% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
133
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
23.5%
free-lunch eligible - 45% 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
9.5:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 10% in Kansas - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,847
per pupil, district-wide - above Kansas avg of $15,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.5 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 91.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.5%
Asian 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%

Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.0, Quinter Jr-Sr High is less mixed than the Kansas school average of 39.4.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Quinter Public Schools, which includes Quinter Jr-Sr High.

$15,847
Per student
+2%
vs Kansas
Avg $15,487
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 24.5%
State 67.2%
Federal 8.3%

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 Quinter Jr-Sr High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Quinter Elem Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Quinter Jr-Sr High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Quinter Public Schools · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar other schools in Quinter

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Quinter Jr-Sr High's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Quinter Jr-Sr High

How many students attend Quinter Jr-Sr High?

Quinter Jr-Sr High has 133 students enrolled. It is a public school in Quinter, KS.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Quinter Jr-Sr High?

The student-teacher ratio at Quinter Jr-Sr High is 9.5:1, which is 31% lower than the Kansas average of 13.8:1 and 39% 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 Quinter Jr-Sr High?

23.5% of students at Quinter Jr-Sr High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kansas average of 42.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Quinter Jr-Sr High?

The largest demographic group at Quinter Jr-Sr High is White at 91.0% of enrollment, in Quinter, KS.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Quinter Jr-Sr High?

Quinter Jr-Sr High has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Quinter Jr-Sr High a good school?

Quinter Jr-Sr High earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% 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 Quinter Public Schools?

Besides Quinter Jr-Sr High, Quinter Public Schools also operates Quinter Elem (176 students). See the Quinter Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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