Other / mixed grade configuration · Blue Rapids, KS

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High

Federal NCES profile for Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 201278001383
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👥 S:T ratio
61
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Kansas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Kansas schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
9.8:1
small classes for Kansas
38.9%
free-lunch eligible
166
students enrolled

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High has class sizes smaller than 88% of Kansas schools. Computed live against every Kansas school reporting to NCES.

School address

Blue Rapids, KS 66411
District: Valley Heights · Kansas

NCES ID 201278001383 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High held near 178 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 17.5 → 16.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 201278001383 · Blue Rapids, KS Other · SMALL · TRAD

166 enr · 9.8:1 · 38.9% lunch · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Valley Heights Elem (120 students)

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High held near 178 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.5 → 16.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Kansas schools → · Find another →

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Valley Heights Jr/Sr High reports 166 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Valley Heights Jr/Sr High compares

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Kansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kansas Kansas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.8:1 ▼ 29% 13.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 38.9% ▼ 9% 42.7% 51.7%
Enrollment 166 top 72% - -

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

9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
166
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
38.9%
free-lunch eligible - 9% 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
9.8:1
students per teacher - 29% below state mean
Top 12% in Kansas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.7%
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
$16,365
per pupil, district-wide - above Kansas avg of $15,788
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 166 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0%
Two or More 1.8%
African American 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.5, Valley Heights Jr/Sr High is less mixed than the Kansas school average of 39.4.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Valley Heights reports $16,365 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Valley Heights Jr/Sr High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Valley Heights Elem Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville Smaller Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Valley Heights · 2 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~166 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Valley Heights Jr/Sr High

How many students attend Valley Heights Jr/Sr High?

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High has 166 students enrolled. It is a public school in Blue Rapids, KS. CCD year-over-year: 180 (2022-23) → 178 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Heights Jr/Sr High?

The student-teacher ratio at Valley Heights Jr/Sr High is 9.8:1, which is 29% lower than the Kansas average of 13.8:1 and 38% 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 Valley Heights Jr/Sr High?

38.9% of students at Valley Heights Jr/Sr High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kansas average of 42.7%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Valley Heights Jr/Sr High?

The largest demographic group at Valley Heights Jr/Sr High is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Blue Rapids, KS.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Valley Heights Jr/Sr High?

Valley Heights Jr/Sr High has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Valley Heights?

Besides Valley Heights Jr/Sr High, Valley Heights also operates Valley Heights Elem (120 students) and Valley Heights Elementary - Waterville (112 students). See the Valley Heights district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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