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Salina High South

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Salina High South ranks 201 st of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 39% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Salina High South is a public high school in Salina, Kansas, serving 1,064 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Salina school district, which is ranked 195 out of 264 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Salina High South struggles compared to the state and district averages. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the Salina district and the state of Kansas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates were 34.77% in ELA and 30.42% in Math, compared to the district's 33.25% and 30.93% and the state's 37.93% and 33.59%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is slightly better, but still below average. Salina High South also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.5% to 33.6% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Salina High South's performance is mixed. It lags behind high-performing schools like Smoky Valley High and Southeast Saline High, but outperforms schools like Bennington Junior High/High School and Solomon High. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranging from 53.72% to 56.2% in recent years, may contribute to its lower academic performance.

1,046

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,156

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 E Magnolia Rd
Salina, KS 67401

(785) 309-3700

District: Salina

Feeder schools for Salina High South:

Elementary:	Coronado Elementary
	Schilling Elementary
	Stewart Elementary
	Sunset Elementary
Middle:	Salina South Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.4%

Hispanic:

33.1%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 20% Kansas)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

Kansas avg42%

201^st of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Salina

195^th of 264Salina 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	41.0	201 of 332	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	136 of 318	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	120 of 327	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	147 of 324	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	215 of 320	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	199 of 325	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	187 of 314	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	202 of 316	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.8	222 of 313	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.4	188 of 326	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.1	184 of 323	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.7	191 of 317	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.5	234 of 298	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.4	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.6	189 of 291	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.2	193 of 267	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.7	147 of 280	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.4	160 of 262	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.0	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.9	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	39 of 39	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	66.8	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.0	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	42 of 49	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	37 of 47	21.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.2	167 of 250	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	148 of 249	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	135 of 248	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	18.5	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	80.4	3 of 37	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	59.5	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	64 of 106	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.4	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	55 of 99	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	59 of 92	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	73 of 89	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	135 of 246	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	94 of 249	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	129 of 250	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	59 of 223	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.7	138 of 213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	161 of 229	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	137 of 228	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	165 of 258	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	161 of 252	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	174 of 248	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	18 of 71	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	19 of 67	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.0	30 of 57	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	33 of 58	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	25 of 49	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	80 of 125	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	100 of 124	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	77 of 122	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	73 of 117	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	97 of 295	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	82 of 309	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	97 of 307	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	171 of 302	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	118 of 306	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	133 of 296	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile+35 vs school

Asian (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)38th percentile~ school

Male (2021)36th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2021)33rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)23rd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)3rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-10 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)				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 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 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
Salina High South	Public	9-12	730 E Magnolia Rd	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3700	1,046	71	14.7	55.4%	538 (51.4%)	24 (2.3%)	346 (33.1%)	46 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (8.8%)	41	201^st of 332 public high schools	39.5%		53.9	136^th of 318 public high schools	57.2%	65			34.8	34.8			30.4	30.4			$14,156	$1,492	$12,664
Salina High Central	Public	9-12	650 E Crawford	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	No	No	(785) 309-3500	934	65	14.2	58.7%	581 (62.2%)	43 (4.6%)	201 (21.5%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.1%)	38.8	213^th of 332 public high schools	35.8%		33.7	229^th of 318 public high schools	28.0%	16			32.1	32.1			31.8	31.8			$14,640	$1,532	$13,108
Salina Virtual Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	811 E Iron	Salina	67401	Saline County	Salina	No	No	Yes	No	(785) 309-4369	50	3	17.4	6.0%	31 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (30.0%)	2 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.0%)								(n/a)				27.8				16.7			$9,932	$2,111	$7,821
Southeast Saline High	Public	7-12	5056 E. K-4 Highway	Gypsum	67448	Saline County	Southeast Of Saline	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 536-4286	323	30	10.8	30.0%	282 (87.3%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	65.2	97^th of 332 public high schools	70.8%		86.7	25^th of 318 public high schools	92.1%	72	39.5	50.0	42.3	44.5	58.1	43.3	42.3	47.1	65.0	65.0	$14,632	$1,158	$13,475
Ell-Saline Middle/High School	Public	7-12	414 E Anderson	Brookville	67425	Saline County	Ell-Saline	No	No	No	No	(785) 914-5600	204	16	12.8	46.6%	168 (82.4%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	88.2	33^rd of 332 public high schools	90.1%		60.8	105^th of 318 public high schools	67.0%	72	31.2	31.4	65.5	41.7	28.1	37.1	48.3	37.5	31.4	31.4	$14,859	$997	$13,862
Solomon High	Public	9-12	409 N. Pine	Solomon	67480	Dickinson County	Solomon	No	No	No	No	(785) 655-2551	116	11	10.2	47.4%	104 (89.7%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	51.5	151^st of 332 public high schools	54.5%		28.5	252^nd of 318 public high schools	20.8%	101			35.5	35.5			38.7	38.7			$20,138	$290	$19,848
Smoky Valley High	Public	9-12	1 Viking Blvd	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 227-2909	243	24	10.1	36.6%	224 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	94.3	16^th of 332 public high schools	95.2%		50.9	153^rd of 318 public high schools	51.9%	137			61.5	61.5			59.6	59.6			$17,692	$667	$17,025
Bennington Junior High/High School	Public	7-12	301 N. Putnam	Bennington	67422	Ottawa County	Twin Valley	No	No	No	No	(785) 488-3321	219	19	11.7	42.9%	191 (87.2%)	3 (1.4%)	14 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	38.6	216^th of 332 public high schools	34.9%		36.3	222^nd of 318 public high schools	30.2%	6	35.3	48.6	30.6	38.1	41.2	28.6	33.3	34.3	37.1	37.1	$13,934	$1,073	$12,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Salina High South

What district is Salina High South in?

Salina

What schools feed into Salina High South?

Salina High South is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Coronado Elementary
Elementary : Schilling Elementary
Elementary : Stewart Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Elementary
Middle : Salina South Middle

What is the racial makeup of Salina High South?

Students at Salina High South are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Salina High South a good school?

Salina High South ranks 201^st of 332 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Salina High South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,046 students attended Salina High South.

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