Top Rankings
Paola School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 569 students in Paola School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Paola School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Paola School District have a Graduation Rate of 95%, which is more than the Kansas average of 86%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Paola High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 36% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
4 Schools
406 Schools
# Students
1,743 Students
161,710 Students
# Teachers
131 Teachers
11,116 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Paola School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#75 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
36%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.54
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,349 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
4,418 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
88 Students
32,611 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
20%
# Black Students
20 Students
10,334 Students
% Black Students
1%
7%
# White Students
1,551 Students
104,041 Students
% White Students
89%
64%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
303 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
8,654 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
26
72
# Students in K Grade:
102
352
# Students in 1st Grade:
115
707
# Students in 2nd Grade:
134
718
# Students in 3rd Grade:
105
817
# Students in 4th Grade:
141
842
# Students in 5th Grade:
138
877
# Students in 6th Grade:
125
1,912
# Students in 7th Grade:
144
4,694
# Students in 8th Grade:
144
5,063
# Students in 9th Grade:
127
38,804
# Students in 10th Grade:
154
36,090
# Students in 11th Grade:
134
34,874
# Students in 12th Grade:
154
34,289
# Ungraded Students:
-
1,599
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,275 is higher than the state median of $16,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,422 is higher than the state median of $17,133. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$49 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,275
$16,220
Spending / Student
$25,422
$17,133
Best Paola School District Public High Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Paola High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
401 N Angela
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 294-8010
Paola, KS 66071
(913) 294-8010
Grades: 9-12
| 569 students
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