Summary:
Iola, Kansas has only one high school, Iola Senior High, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, dropping from a ranking of 216 out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 249 out of 332 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Iola Senior High faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th graders falling well below the state averages. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% is slightly below the state average, while its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% is higher than the state average. These academic struggles may be linked to the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.87%.
Despite the school's academic and performance challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $14,095. These factors suggest that there may be opportunities to optimize resource allocation and staffing to improve student outcomes at Iola Senior High. Addressing the school's academic and socioeconomic challenges will likely require a comprehensive approach to support the needs of its students.
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