Summary:
ZIP code 66053 has two high-school-level programs: Louisburg High serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 529 students, while Louisburg Virtual Program serves grades 6–12 and enrolls 31. The most important finding is that Louisburg High’s 2025–26 proficiency rates beat state results in ELA, math, and science by 13, 7, and 6 percentage points, respectively, but trail the Louisburg district by 5, 13, and 11 points.
Louisburg High stands out on the supplied completion measures, while the virtual program has much weaker results on both. In 2023–24, graduation was 95% at Louisburg High versus 25% at the virtual program, a 70-point difference; in 2024–25, dropout was 0% versus 6%, a 6-point difference. Louisburg High’s graduation rate was also above the state’s 90%. Its chronic absenteeism rate was 9%, below the state’s 18% but above the district’s 8%. The programs differ in grade span and enrollment, and the virtual program’s graduation figure comes from a cohort of a much smaller school.
Louisburg High remains above state proficiency, but its advantage narrowed in both subjects with results for two years: ELA fell 1 point as the state rose 1, and math fell 9 points as the state rose 2. Its average lead across those subjects contracted from 17 points to 10. SchoolDigger’s ranking also slipped, from 16th of 318 schools (95th percentile) in 2023–24 to 40th of 340 (88th percentile) in 2025–26. Louisburg High’s student–teacher ratio is 14.3, and its free/reduced-lunch rate is 15%; comparable figures for the virtual program are not supplied. The virtual program has no reported KAP proficiency results, so the schools cannot be compared on test scores.
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