Sabetha High School

Sabetha High School serves 217 students in grades 9–12 in Sabetha, Kansas. Its 2023–24 graduation rate was 97%, above the state’s 90% but below nearby Nemaha Central High School at 98% and Hiawatha Senior High at 99%. Attendance is a concern by comparison: chronic absenteeism was 16%, higher than both nearby schools and the Prairie Hills district’s 8%, though below the state’s 18%. The clearest overall finding is Sabetha’s strong statewide standing: SchoolDigger ranks it 31st of 340 Kansas high schools, in the 91st percentile, with 5 stars.

Sabetha’s strongest local academic edge is in science, while its strongest state comparison is in math. Its proficiency was 52% in science, 56% in math, and 52% in ELA, compared with state rates of 38%, 41%, and 46%. Against nearby schools, Sabetha leads in math and science and ranks second in ELA: its science result is 25 points above the nearby-school average, while its math result is 10 points above; its ELA result is 5 points above the average, but Nemaha Central scores higher. Compared with Prairie Hills, Sabetha is about 1 point lower in ELA and 6 points lower in math, but about 1 point higher in science. Its 97% graduation rate is also above the state rate, although below both nearby schools.

Math has improved most clearly over time: Sabetha’s proficiency rose from 33% in 2022–23 to 56% in 2025–26, and its lead over the state widened from 2 points to 15. ELA rose from 44% to 52%, but its lead over the state narrowed from 11 points to 6. Science rebounded from 39% in 2023–24 to 52% in 2025–26; across the available years, its margin over the state stayed about 14 points. SchoolDigger’s measure for students with low socioeconomic status also rose sharply, from the 30th percentile in 2023–24 to the 84th in 2025–26, while the school overall moved from the 88th to the 91st percentile. Sabetha’s student-teacher ratio is 9.3, lower than the nearby schools’ 9.8 and 16.1; its free- or reduced-price lunch rate is 30%, between their 20% and 50% rates.