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Iola Senior High

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Iola Senior High ranks 249 th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 25% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Iola Senior High is a public high school in Iola, Kansas, serving 322 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Iola District, which is ranked 218 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iola Senior High faces several academic challenges, with consistently lower proficiency rates compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (40.27% vs. 44.47%) and Mathematics (26.26% vs. 38.73%). The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 92.8% in 2022-2023 to 89.5% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has fluctuated between 0.6% and 2.6% in recent years, generally higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, which has increased from 19.5% to 35.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Chanute High and Yates Center High, Iola Senior High's academic performance is generally lower, with these schools having higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. However, the chronic absenteeism issue appears to be a broader regional concern. Iola Senior High's overall performance has declined over the years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 93rd out of 325 Kansas high schools in 2018-2019 to 249th out of 332 schools in 2024-2025.

296

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,377

Per pupil spending ?

54.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 E Jackson
Iola, KS 66749

(620) 365-4715

District: Iola

Feeder schools for Iola Senior High:

Middle:

Iola Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.4%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Kansas average (90%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Kansas avg42%

249^th of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 264Iola among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	249 of 332	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	250 of 318	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	216 of 327	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.4	158 of 324	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	151 of 320	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	62 of 314	80.3%	★★★★☆
2017	37.2	194 of 316	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	167 of 313	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	230 of 326	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.5	218 of 323	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.7	238 of 317	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	229 of 298	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.6	276 of 302	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	41.8	198 of 291	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.0	184 of 267	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.8	249 of 280	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	240 of 262	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	41.9	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	13 of 111	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	24 of 110	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	62.8	82 of 250	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	57 of 248	77.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	30 of 110	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	126 of 246	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	164 of 249	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	164 of 250	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	148 of 223	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	94 of 213	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	23 of 228	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	42.3	154 of 258	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	107 of 252	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	70 of 125	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	108 of 122	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	79 of 117	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	54 of 115	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	13 of 111	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	24 of 110	78.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	248 of 306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	253 of 295	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	248 of 309	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	183 of 307	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	170 of 302	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	94 of 306	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	66 of 296	77.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2021)67th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2021)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2021)40th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (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 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Iola Senior High	Public	9-12	300 E Jackson	Iola	66749	Allen County	Iola	No	No	No	No	(620) 365-4715	296	26	11.1	54.7%	247 (83.4%)	3 (1.0%)	25 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	28.3	249^th of 332 public high schools	25.0%		28.5	250^th of 318 public high schools	21.4%	1				31.6	31.6				22.4	22.4			$16,377	$423	$15,954
Iola High School Virtual	Public, Virtual	9-12	300 East Jackson	Iola	66749	Allen County	Iola	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 365-4715	22	1	30.5		16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)													$14,796	$400	$14,396
Humboldt High School	Public	9-12	1020 New York St.	Humboldt	66748	Allen County	Humboldt	No	No	No	No	(620) 473-2251	176	14	12.5	49.4%	147 (83.5%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	25.1	259^th of 332 public high schools	22.0%		45	182^nd of 318 public high schools	42.8%	77				35.0	35.0				10.3	10.3			$17,279	$350	$16,929
Humboldt Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	9-12	109 S. 9th St.	Humboldt	66748	Allen County	Humboldt	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 473-5120	351				294 (83.8%)	11 (3.1%)	32 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	3.4	326^th of 332 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)				7.1	7.1				7.1	7.1			$3,333	$00	$3,333
Crest High	Public	9-12	603 E. Broad	Colony	66015	Anderson County	Crest	No	No	No	No	(620) 852-3521	78	7	10.8	46.2%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	48.4	166^th of 332 public high schools	50.0%		62.1	99^th of 318 public high schools	68.9%	67				35.7	35.7				35.7	35.7			$15,258	$928	$14,330
Marmaton Valley Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	128 West Oak Street	Moran	66755	Allen County	Marmaton Valley	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 237-4251	7				4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (42.9%)								(n/a)													$5,133	$00	$5,133
Marmaton Valley High	Public	6-12	140 West Oak Street	Moran	66755	Allen County	Marmaton Valley	No	No	No	No	(620) 237-4251	135	16	8.6	62.2%	114 (84.4%)	2 (1.5%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	57.1	126^th of 332 public high schools	62.0%		57.2	115^th of 318 public high schools	63.8%	11	39.1	27.3	12.5	46.1	31.1	21.7	18.2	18.8	30.8	21.6	31.3	29.4	$17,110	$781	$16,329
Southern Coffey County High School	Public	9-12	1010 N Main	Le Roy	66857	Coffey County	LeRoy-Gridley	No	No	No	No	(620) 964-2217	37	7	5.0	59.5%	34 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)								(n/a)													$24,818	$359	$24,460
Yates Center High	Public	7-12	105 W Bell	Yates Center	66783	Woodson County	Woodson	No	No	No	No	(620) 625-8820	181	18	10.2	57.5%	161 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	51.7	148^th of 332 public high schools	55.4%		67	79^th of 318 public high schools	75.2%	69		22.0	6.3	33.3	19.6		19.5	18.8	41.7	24.7	40.6	40.6	$20,199	$3,268	$16,931
Chanute High	Public	9-12	1501 West 36th Street	Chanute	66720	Neosho County	Chanute Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(620) 432-2510	528	40	13.1	53.2%	422 (79.9%)	6 (1.1%)	49 (9.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	61	114^th of 332 public high schools	65.7%		71.1	66^th of 318 public high schools	79.2%	48				42.4	42.4				38.3	38.3			$14,577	$1,099	$13,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Iola Senior High

What schools feed into Iola Senior High?

Iola Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Middle : Iola Middle School

What district is Iola Senior High in?

Iola

Is Iola Senior High a good school?

Iola Senior High ranks 249^th of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Iola Senior High?

Students at Iola Senior High are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Iola Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Iola Senior High.

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