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Western Plains High School

100 School St.

Tel: (785)731-2352

Western Plains High School serves 48 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 6:1 is lower than the KS average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 35%.
Western Plains High School operates within the Western Plains School District.
Western Plains School District's 100% graduation rate is higher than the KS state average of 87%.

The student population of 48 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 8 teachers has declined by 27% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 6:1 has increased from 4:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.35 is more than the state average of 0.31. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(KS) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	6:1	14:1

Hispanic	22%	19%

White	78%	65%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.35	0.31

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	43%	40%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	14%	10%

Western Plains School District's student population of 122 students has decreased by 20% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 100% has increased from 69% over five years.
The revenue/student of $18,500 is higher than the state average of $13,712. The district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $18,169 is higher than the state average of $14,121. The district spending/student has grown by 33% over four years.

School District Name	Western Plains School District
Number of Schools Managed	3	3
Number of Students Managed	122	531

Graduation Rate	100%	87%

District Total Revenue	$3 MM	$7 MM

District Spending	$3 MM	$8 MM

District Revenue / Student	$18,500	$13,712

District Spending / Student	$18,169	$14,121

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