Summary:
The data set contains information about a single high school, North East High, located in Northeast, Kansas. This school serves students in grades 9-12 and has a unique set of performance characteristics compared to the state and regional averages.
North East High has a low statewide ranking, placing 283 out of 332 Kansas high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is below the state and regional averages, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's science proficiency rates for 11th grade and overall are higher than the state and regional averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 89.5%, slightly below the state average, while the dropout rate is 1.3%. Additionally, North East High has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5%.
In terms of demographics and funding, North East High has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 72.58%. The school's student-teacher ratio is 7.7, which is relatively low compared to the state average, and the per-student spending is $14,741, higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be struggling to effectively utilize its resources to drive student achievement, despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio.
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