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Best High Schools in Halstead, KS

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240

Students

Top rankedHalstead High75^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Halstead High up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Halstead, Kansas is home to a single high school, Halstead High School, which serves grades 9-12. This school has demonstrated strong academic performance, ranking in the top 25% of Kansas high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Halstead High School has seen its statewide ranking improve over the past few years, moving from 195th in 2022-2023 to 75th in 2024-2025. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, and its proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in English Language Arts, are above the statewide averages.

Despite serving a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 41.15%, Halstead High School is able to maintain strong academic outcomes. The school's per-student spending of $11,959 is on the higher end compared to the state average, which may contribute to its success. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is an area that could be targeted for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)		KAP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halstead High	Public	8-12	521 West 6th Street	Halstead	67056	Harvey County	Halstead	No	No	No	No	(316) 835-2682	240	22	10.7	39.2%	200 (83.3%)	3 (1.3%)	30 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	71.7	75^th of 332 public high schools	77.4%		57.1	116^th of 318 public high schools	63.5%	41	46.3	46.3	43.6	43.6	$15,320	$823	$14,496

Cities Near Halstead

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sedgwick	7.22 mi	2	121^st
Bentley	7.85 mi	1
Newton	8.56 mi	9	320^th
Burrton	8.94 mi	2	333^rd
Hesston	10.54 mi	3	20^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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