High Schools in Bucklin

Summary:

The small town of Bucklin, Kansas is home to a single high school, Bucklin High, which serves students in grades 9-12. Despite its small enrollment of just 71 students, Bucklin High has shown promising performance in recent years, outranking many larger high schools across the state.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Bucklin High earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 118 out of 318 Kansas high schools. The school has consistently outperformed the state average in English Language Arts proficiency, and its 11th grade science proficiency rate of 31.25% is higher than the state average of 27.37%. While the school's 10th grade math proficiency rate of 17.64% is lower than the state average, its overall math proficiency across all grades is closer to the state average at 18.81%.

Bucklin High's small size and low student-teacher ratio of 7.7 to 1 likely contribute to its relatively strong performance, as the school is able to provide a more personalized learning environment for its students. Additionally, the school's high free/reduced lunch rate of 33.8% in 2022-2023 suggests that it serves a population with significant economic need, making its academic achievements all the more impressive.

District Detail

422 S Main
Bucklin, KS 67834

(620) 826-3828

SchoolDigger Rank:
143^rd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 195

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bucklin High	Public	9-12	422 S Main	Bucklin	67834	Ford County	Bucklin	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 826-3241	57	9	6.5	31.6%	49 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)	$23,107	$3,053	$20,054

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kiowa County	19.11 mi	2	14^th
Spearville	21.86 mi	2	72^nd
Minneola	22.05 mi	2	87^th
Kinsley-Offerle	24.14 mi	2	187^th
Dodge City	25.16 mi	11	256^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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