High Schools in McPherson

Summary:

With only one high school located in McPherson, McPherson High serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, dropping from 81st out of 327 Kansas high schools in 2022-2023 to 189th out of 332 in 2024-2025.

Despite the school's overall performance challenges, McPherson High maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% in 2023-2024 and a low dropout rate of 1.3% for the same year. However, the school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally below the state averages, with the exception of 10th-grade Mathematics, which is slightly above the state average. The school serves a population with a significant proportion of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40.75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,147, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.9 for the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting that the school has access to reasonable resources and staffing levels. However, the declining performance may indicate a need to evaluate the effectiveness of how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and implement strategies to improve the school's academic outcomes.

District Detail

514 North Main
McPherson, KS 67460

(620) 241-9400

SchoolDigger Rank:
157^th of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,117

Primary Schools: 4
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
McPherson High	Public, Magnet	9-12	801 E First Street	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9500	658	55	12.0	40.3%	496 (75.4%)	5 (0.8%)	106 (16.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.3%)	44.2	189^th of 332 public high schools	43.1%		53.2	142^nd of 318 public high schools	55.3%	47	32.7	32.7	35.7	35.7	$16,062	$919	$15,142

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Canton-Galva	6.72 mi	2	219^th
Inman	11.67 mi	2	47^th
Little River	13.23 mi	4	9^th
Smoky Valley	13.42 mi	4	81^st
Moundridge	14.43 mi	3	92^nd

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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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