High Schools in Wabaunsee

Summary:

The Wabaunsee Senior High is the sole high school located in the Wabaunsee school district in Kansas. This small school of 124 students has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, ranking among the top high schools in the state.

Wabaunsee Senior High stands out for its outstanding achievements. The school has ranked 11th out of 332 Kansas high schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 21st out of 327 in 2022-2023, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students have significantly outperformed the state average in proficiency rates for both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had a 66.66% proficiency rate in ELA for 10th grade, compared to the state average of 37.93%. Additionally, the school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite its small size, Wabaunsee Senior High maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1 and spends $14,607 per student, suggesting a focus on personalized attention and support. While 30.65% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a diverse socioeconomic population, the school has still managed to achieve exceptional academic results. The school's only area of concern is its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, which could be an area for further investigation and improvement.

District Detail

213 E 9th
Alma, KS 66401

(785) 765-3394

SchoolDigger Rank:
8^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 409

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
Wabaunsee Senior High	Public	9-12	912 Missouri	Alma	66401	Wabaunsee County	Wabaunsee	No	No	No	No	(785) 765-3315	115	15	7.5	28.7%	96 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.1%)	96.5	11^th of 332 public high schools	96.7%		60.3	107^th of 318 public high schools	66.4%	96	66.7	66.7	62.5	62.5	$17,793	$973	$16,821

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wamego	12.78 mi	5	70^th
Rock Creek	14.44 mi	4	29^th
Morris County	15.09 mi	5	150^th
Kaw Valley	16.79 mi	4	97^th
Manhattan-Ogden	17.89 mi	14	77^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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