High Schools in Galena

The Galena High School is the sole high school located in Galena, Kansas, serving students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 134th out of 332 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 to 219th out of 327 in 2022-2023. Galena High School's performance rating by SchoolDigger has also varied, going from 3 stars out of 5 in 2024-2025 to 2 stars in the previous two years.

Academically, Galena High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are slightly above the district and state averages for 10th grade, but slightly below the district and state averages for all grades. However, the school's science proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages, both for 11th grade and all grades. The school's graduation rate is relatively high at 89.5% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate is low at 1.3% in the same year. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2024-2025.

Galena High School serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, with 60.17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending was $11,527 in 2018-2019, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.9 in 2023-2024. These demographic and financial factors may contribute to the school's performance and the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of its student population.