High Schools in Great Bend

Summary:

Great Bend, Kansas is home to a single public high school, Great Bend High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 229 out of 332 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 to 251 out of 318 in 2023-2024 and 250 out of 327 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's rating has decreased from 2 stars out of 5 in 2024-2025 to 1 star out of 5 in the last two school years.

Academically, Great Bend High School is underperforming compared to state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 33.47%, lower than the state average of 37.93%. For all grades, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA was 36.73%, also lower than the state average of 44.47%. In mathematics, the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better was 26.28%, compared to the state average of 33.59%, and for all grades, the percentage was 33.16%, lower than the state average of 38.73%. The school's science proficiency rates were also below state averages.

Despite these academic challenges, Great Bend High School serves a student population with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 64.47% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,526, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.5, slightly lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement targeted interventions to address the academic performance issues and support student success.

District Detail

1809 24th
Great Bend, KS 67530

(620) 793-1500

SchoolDigger Rank:
198^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,876

Primary Schools: 5
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
Great Bend High School	Public	9-12	2027 Morton	Great Bend	67530	Barton County	Great Bend	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 793-1521	923	68	13.5	61.8%	552 (59.8%)	9 (1.0%)	329 (35.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20 (2.2%)	34.7	229^th of 332 public high schools	31.0%		28.5	251^st of 318 public high schools	21.1%	22	33.5	33.5	26.3	26.3	$16,277	$2,939	$13,338

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hoisington	10.55 mi	4	175^th
Ellinwood Public Schools	11.45 mi	3	197^th
Central Plains	17.43 mi	4	148^th
Otis-Bison	18.65 mi	3
Ft Larned	20.29 mi	3	147^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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