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Junction City Senior High

Q: Is Junction City Senior High a good school?

Junction City Senior High ranks 221 st of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Junction City Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,713 students attended Junction City Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Junction City Senior High?

Students at Junction City Senior High are 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Junction City Senior High?

Junction City Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Eisenhower Elementary Elementary : Fort Riley Elementary Elementary : Grandview Elementary Elementary : Lincoln Elementary Elementary : LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary Elementary : Milford Elementary Elementary : Morris Hill Elementary Elementary : Sheridan Elementary Elementary : Spring Valley Elementary Elementary : Ware Elementary Elementary : Washington Elementary Elementary : Westwood Elementary Middle : Fort Riley Middle School Middle : Junction City Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 33% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Junction City Senior High is a public high school located in Junction City, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,723 students. The school is part of the Geary County Schools district, which is ranked 106 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Junction City Senior High has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only around 30% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades. The school's performance has been particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Military Connected, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom quartile of Kansas high schools. However, the school has shown stronger performance for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Kansas high schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Junction City Senior High has a four-year graduation rate around 85-89%, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher-than-average dropout rate ranging from 1.2% to 1.9% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Junction City Senior High performs significantly worse than the higher-performing Manhattan High School and Abilene High School, but outperforms the smaller, more rural schools like White City High and Wakefield High. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 34.9% in recent years, is a significant concern and may be contributing to its lower academic performance. Addressing the underlying causes of chronic absenteeism could be a key focus area for improvement at Junction City Senior High.

1,713

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,173

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Blue Jay Way
Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 717-4200

District: Geary County Schools

Feeder schools for Junction City Senior High:

Elementary:	Eisenhower Elementary
	Fort Riley Elementary
	Grandview Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
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	LTG Richard J. Seitz Elementary
	Milford Elementary
	Morris Hill Elementary
	Sheridan Elementary
	Spring Valley Elementary
	Ware Elementary
	Washington Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	Fort Riley Middle School
	Junction City Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Hispanic:

20.4%

African American:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Kansas average (84% vs 90%)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg43%

Kansas avg42%

221^st of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 264Geary County Schools 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	37.5	221 of 332	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	227 of 318	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	225 of 327	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	170 of 324	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	165 of 320	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	159 of 314	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.9	207 of 316	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	233 of 313	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.8	209 of 326	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.7	277 of 323	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	257 of 317	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	276 of 298	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	38.3	230 of 302	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	258 of 291	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	67.0	94 of 267	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.6	163 of 280	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.3	213 of 262	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	16 of 52	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	26 of 50	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.8	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	18 of 46	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	16 of 47	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	71.1	10 of 28	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	40.4	59 of 115	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	95 of 111	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	77 of 110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	65.6	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	32.1	31 of 42	26.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	26 of 41	36.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	37 of 47	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	140 of 250	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	148 of 248	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	32 of 106	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	32 of 105	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	22 of 102	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	21 of 99	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	36 of 92	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	34 of 89	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	178 of 246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	172 of 249	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	166 of 250	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	98 of 213	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	145 of 229	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.2	60 of 228	73.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	52.1	109 of 258	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	160 of 252	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	114 of 248	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	46 of 71	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	36 of 67	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	30 of 64	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	26 of 58	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	3.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	13.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	62 of 125	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	76 of 124	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	78 of 122	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	77 of 117	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	59 of 115	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.2	95 of 111	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	77 of 110	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	148 of 306	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	166 of 295	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	143 of 309	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	119 of 307	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	100 of 302	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	156 of 296	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)69th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2021)58th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2021)49th percentile~ school

Female (2021)44th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2024)25th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile-24 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)<1st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

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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
Junction City Senior High	Public	9-12	1100 Blue Jay Way	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	No	No	No	(785) 717-4200	1,713	128	13.4	53.6%	784 (45.8%)	296 (17.3%)	350 (20.4%)	43 (2.5%)	9 (0.5%)	57 (3.3%)	174 (10.2%)	37.5	221^st of 332 public high schools	33.4%		34.1	227^th of 318 public high schools	28.6%	6	32.3	32.3	30.4	30.4	$13,173	$1,670	$11,503
Chapman High	Public	9-12	400 W 4th	Chapman	67431	Dickinson County	Chapman	No	No	No	No	(785) 922-6561	383	28	13.7	36.3%	332 (86.7%)	4 (1.0%)	39 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	96.4	12^th of 332 public high schools	96.4%		91.5	13^th of 318 public high schools	95.9%	1	61.7	61.7	66.7	66.7	$12,414	$569	$11,846
Wakefield High	Public	9-12	502 Third	Wakefield	67487	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(785) 461-5437	80	8	10.1	50.0%	63 (78.8%)	1 (1.3%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	37.1	223^rd of 332 public high schools	32.8%		11.2	298^th of 318 public high schools	6.3%	75	31.3	31.3	31.3	31.3	$17,656	$909	$16,747
White City High	Public	9-12	414 E Goodnow	White City	66872	Morris County	Rural Vista	No	No	No	No	(785) 349-2211	50	6	8.1	36.0%	43 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	38.7	214^th of 332 public high schools	35.5%		76.4	51^st of 318 public high schools	84.0%	163	38.5	38.5	23.1	23.1	$17,313	$1,424	$15,888
Manhattan High School	Public	9-12	2100 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	No	No	(785) 587-2100	2,087	138	15.1	41.8%	1,265 (60.6%)	171 (8.2%)	347 (16.6%)	83 (4.0%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	194 (9.3%)	78.8	56^th of 332 public high schools	83.1%		73.4	58^th of 318 public high schools	81.8%	2	50.1	50.1	46.7	46.7	$13,068	$99	$12,970
Abilene High School	Public	9-12	1300 N Cedar	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	No	No	(785) 263-1260	443	41	10.7	43.3%	384 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	68.4	86^th of 332 public high schools	74.1%		47.9	168^th of 318 public high schools	47.2%	82	52.6	52.6	35.0	35.0	$14,249	$1,228	$13,020
Abilene Virtual School	Public, Virtual	7-12	1101 N. Mulberry	Abilene	67410	Dickinson County	Abilene	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 263-1922	24			16.7%	19 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$5,228	$00	$5,228

Frequently Asked Questions about Junction City Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Junction City Senior High?

Students at Junction City Senior High are 46% White, 20% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian.

What district is Junction City Senior High in?

Geary County Schools

What schools feed into Junction City Senior High?

Is Junction City Senior High a good school?

Junction City Senior High ranks 221^st of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Junction City Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,713 students attended Junction City Senior High.

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