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H.D. Karns Alternative School

Q: Is H.D. Karns Alternative School a good school?

H.D. Karns Alternative School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Kansas high schools.

Q: How many students attend H.D. Karns Alternative School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended H.D. Karns Alternative School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of H.D. Karns Alternative School?

Students at H.D. Karns Alternative School are .

Public Grades 7-12

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Kansas High Schools

Better than 3% of Kansas high schools

Summary

H.D. Karns Alternative School serves grades 7–12 in Junction City, in Geary County Schools; the supplied data report enrollment as 0, which is not a usable student count. The biggest concern is the combination of high chronic absenteeism and low proficiency: in 2025–26, 78% of students were chronically absent, while reported proficiency was 8% in English Language Arts (ELA), 0% in math, and 6% in science. The clearest schoolwide finding is that absenteeism is exceptionally high alongside low achievement in every reported subject.

Science is the relative strength compared with math, but results are far below district and state rates across all three subjects. Against Kansas, Karns was lower by 38 percentage points in ELA, 41 in math, and 32 in science; against the district, it was lower by 39, 42, and 38 points, respectively. It also scored below the six nearby schools’ averages: 39% in ELA, 36% in math, and 33% in science, with gaps of 32, 36, and 26 points. The pattern also appears in grade-specific results: 10th-grade math proficiency was 0%, 20 points below the lowest nearby result for that grade, while 11th-grade science was 9%, 13 points below the lowest nearby result.

The available figures do not show whether results are improving or declining: only one year of test scores and ranking data is supplied. SchoolDigger ranks Karns 331st of 340 Kansas schools, at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars—the lowest percentile among the six nearby schools, which range from the 13th to the 95th percentile. Enrollment is reported as 0, and the school’s student–teacher ratio and free/reduced-lunch rate are not provided, so those figures cannot describe its class size or income context. Nearby schools report ratios from 8.1 to 15.1 and lunch rates from 36% to 53.65%.

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300 West 9th Street
Junction City, KS 66441

(785) 717-4710

District: Geary County Schools

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!Test scores below the Kansas average (5% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (78% vs 18% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

331^st of 340

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Bottom 3%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Geary County Schools

114^th of 268Geary County Schools among Kansas districts

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)

White (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts8%-38 vs state

Science6%-32 vs state

Mathematics0%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)			KAP Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
H.D. Karns Alternative School	Public	7-12	300 West 9th Street	Junction City	66441	Geary County	Geary County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(785) 717-4710	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.6	331^st of 340 public high schools	2.6%					(n/a)		0.0	13.6	7.5		0.0	0.0	0.0	8.7	6.1
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%)	48.5	176^th of 340 public high schools	48.2%		37.5	221^st of 332 public high schools	33.4%	45			39.8	39.8		32.1	32.1		30.6	30.6	$13,695	$988	$12,707
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%)	92.6	18^th of 340 public high schools	94.7%		96.4	12^th of 332 public high schools	96.4%	6			53.5	53.5		72.4	72.4		54.9	54.9	$16,656	$10	$16,647
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%)	18.6	297^th of 340 public high schools	12.6%		37.1	223^rd of 332 public high schools	32.8%	74			20.0	20.0		20.0	20.0		21.4	21.4	$17,419	$1,706	$15,713
Manhattan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2031 Poyntz Avenue	Manhattan	66502	Riley County	Manhattan-Ogden	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 587-2100	153	12	12.5	—	116 (75.8%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	32.7	250^th of 340 public high schools	26.5%		48	168^th of 332 public high schools	49.4%	82	28.6		25.9	30.9	21.4	33.3	25.5		24.2	24.4	$13,884	$223	$13,661
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%)	65.8	98^th of 340 public high schools	71.2%		78.8	56^th of 332 public high schools	83.1%	42			43.9	43.9		43.7	43.7		36.6	36.6	$13,877	$256	$13,621
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%)	43.2	211^th of 340 public high schools	37.9%		38.7	214^th of 332 public high schools	35.5%	3			46.7	46.7		20.0	20.0		27.3	27.3	$17,158	$1,541	$15,617

Frequently Asked Questions about H.D. Karns Alternative School

Is H.D. Karns Alternative School a good school?

H.D. Karns Alternative School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Kansas high schools.

How many students attend H.D. Karns Alternative School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended H.D. Karns Alternative School.

What is the racial makeup of H.D. Karns Alternative School?

Students at H.D. Karns Alternative School are .

What district is H.D. Karns Alternative School in?

Geary County Schools

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