Cheylin

Summary:

The Cheylin school district in Kansas consists of two schools: Cheylin Elementary and Cheylin Junior/Senior High. While Cheylin Elementary has average performance, Cheylin Junior/Senior High stands out as an exceptional school, ranking 3rd out of 332 Kansas high schools and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cheylin Junior/Senior High boasts impressive test scores, with 70.58% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 76.47% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also has a very high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. In contrast, Cheylin Elementary has more average performance, with test scores generally around the state averages and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Both schools face challenges, such as high rates of chronic absenteeism at 19.5%. Additionally, the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates between the elementary (59.18%) and high school (41.27%) suggests there may be socioeconomic factors that impact student performance and engagement. The higher spending per student at the high school level ($17,809 vs. $16,493 at the elementary) may contribute to Cheylin Junior/Senior High's strong academic outcomes.

District Detail

605 Bird Ave.
Bird City, KS 67731

(785) 734-2341

SchoolDigger Rank:
105^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 164

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)					KAP Science (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 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cheylin Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	605 Bird Ave.	Bird City	67731	Cheyenne County	Cheylin	No	No	No	No	(785) 734-2341	62	9	6.7	50.0%	37 (59.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99.2	3^rd of 332 public high schools	99.1%					(n/a)			70.6	61.3				76.5	58.1			$20,038	$2,246	$17,792
Cheylin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	121 E.Sixth	Bird City	67731	Cheyenne County	Cheylin	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 734-2351	102	11	9.6	52.0%	63 (61.8%)	5 (4.9%)	33 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.3	547^th of 656 public elementary schools	16.6%		52.7	300^th of 653 public elementary schools	54.1%	247	20.0	37.5		38.6	20.0	0.0	43.8		33.3	31.3	31.3	$17,112	$2,708	$14,404

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
St Francis Community School	14.1 mi	2	138^th
Rawlins County	26.38 mi	2	132^nd
Brewster	27.67 mi	2	240^th
Goodland	28.55 mi	6
Colby Public Schools	35.27 mi	3	167^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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