Salina High South

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

Salina High South in Salina, Kansas enrolled 1,046 students in 2024-25 with 70.8 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Kansas: 88%).

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

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

1,102 students in 2022-23, 1,064 students in 2023-24, 1,046 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.9 to 70.8.

Students enrolled at Salina High South by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,064, 2024-25: 1,04605001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0642024-251,046
Students enrolled at Salina High South by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,064, 2024-25: 1,04605001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0642024-251,046
Students enrolled at Salina High South by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,064, 2024-25: 1,04605001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0642024-251,046
Students enrolled at Salina High South by school year2022-23: 1,102, 2023-24: 1,064, 2024-25: 1,04605001k1.5k2022-231,1022023-241,0642024-251,046
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,10273.914.9
2023-241,06472.214.7
2024-251,04670.814.8

14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 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; Salina High South 14.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalina High South 14.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Salina High South 14.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalina High South 14.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Salina High South 14.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalina High South 14.8state median 11.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 91.5; Salina High South 14.8; state median 11.0.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherSalina High South 14.8state 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).

16 AP courses and one counselor per 208 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Salina High South enrolled 1,041 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 63 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses16
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 208 of the 1,041 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions63
  • Chronically absent33.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.4% of students were White, 33.1% Hispanic, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White51.4%
  2. Hispanic33.1%
  3. Two or more races8.8%
  4. Asian4.4%
  5. Black2.3%

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 Salina High South scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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, 2021-2227%28%32.5%
Math, 2022-2318%25% (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

88% of the 280 students in Salina High South'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 rate88%83%88%
Students in the class28053736,783

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 Salina

3 public high schools in Salina report 2024-25 enrollment; Salina High South is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Salina High South1,04614.844.6%
Salina High Central93414.347.4%
Salina Virtual Innovation Academy5017.46.0%

All public schools in Salina →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salina High South

  1. Salina High CentralThe nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 934 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Salina Virtual Innovation AcademyThe next nearest public high school, 2.9 miles away: 50 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
  3. Compare Salina High South with Salina High CentralStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salina Unified School District 305 spends per student$18,954 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,954
  5. The largest public schools in KansasSalina High South is the number 49 by size of 366 Kansas high schools open in 2024-25.#49 of 366
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 11.0 for high schools.14.8:1
  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 Salina High South

  1. How many students attend Salina High South?
    1,046 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,102 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salina, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salina High South?
    14.8 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 Salina High South a Title I school?
    Salina High South 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).
  4. How do students at Salina High South do on state tests?
    The students tested at Salina High South scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 Salina High South?
    88% of the 280 students in Salina High South'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 Salina High South in?
    Salina Unified School District 305, NCES district ID 2011370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201137000522 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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