High Schools in Trego County

Summary:

Trego County, Kansas is home to a single high school, Trego Community High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 125th out of 332 Kansas high schools in 2024-2025 to 201st out of 318 in 2023-2024.

Trego Community High School's 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% for the 2023-2024 school year was slightly above the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% for 2024-2025 was higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 10th grade were higher than the state averages in 2024-2025, but its overall proficiency rates for all grades were lower than the state averages in both subjects.

The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (42.98% in 2023-2024) and a higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,025 for the 2018-2019 school year. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 8.4 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year, which may provide opportunities for more personalized attention and support for students.

District Detail

527 Russell Ave
WaKeeney, KS 67672

(785) 743-2145

SchoolDigger Rank:
173^rd of 264 Kansas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 398

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)		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
Trego Community High	Public	9-12	1200 Russell Avenue	WaKeeney	67672	Trego County	Trego County	No	No	No	No	(785) 743-2061	113	16	7.2	38.9%	100 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	57.6	125^th of 332 public high schools	62.3%		40.4	201^st of 318 public high schools	36.8%	76	36.4	36.4	43.2	43.2	$16,907	$736	$16,171

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellis	18.54 mi	2	74^th
Quinter Public Schools	18.95 mi	2	98^th
Palco	22.76 mi	3
Graham County	23.3 mi	2	161^st
Western Plains	27.09 mi	3

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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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