High Schools in Hiawatha

Summary:

The Hiawatha Senior High is the sole high school located in the Hiawatha area of Kansas. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance ratings over the past few years, with mixed results in academic proficiency, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

While Hiawatha Senior High has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, the school's academic proficiency rates for 10th-grade students in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as 11th-grade students in Science, have been below the state average. The school's performance, as measured by the SchoolDigger rating, has also been inconsistent, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 to 1 star out of 5 in recent years.

Hiawatha Senior High serves a student population of 261, with a significant proportion (51.72%) of students from low-income families eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14:1 is relatively favorable, but the per-student spending of $13,135 may present challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student learning and achievement.

District Detail

706 South First St
Hiawatha, KS 66434

(785) 742-2224

SchoolDigger Rank:
133^rd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 879

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Hiawatha Senior High	Public, Virtual	9-12	600 Red Hawk Drive	Hiawatha	66434	Brown County	Hiawatha	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 742-3312	264	27	9.8	49.6%	202 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.5%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	51.4	152^nd of 332 public high schools	54.2%		27.1	256^th of 318 public high schools	19.5%	104	39.7	39.7	33.3	33.3	$13,385	$636	$12,749

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kickapoo Nation School	8.62 mi	1
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Prairie Hills	13.78 mi	5	53^rd
Doniphan West Schools	14.28 mi	4	209^th
Troy Public Schools	23.9 mi	2	191^st

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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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