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Best High Schools in Zip Code 67860

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At a glance

School

212

Students

Top rankedLakin High196^th of 332 Kansas high schools

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Summary:

The 67860 zip code is home to a single high school, Lakin High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has some positive indicators, such as a high graduation rate and low dropout rate, it faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics, and has a relatively high rate of chronic absenteeism.

Lakin High School has an enrollment of 198 students (2023-2024) and is ranked 177 out of 264 high schools in Kansas, with a 2-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate is 89.5%, and its dropout rate is 1.3% (2023-2024). However, the school's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 37.2% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 27.9% in Math (2024-2025).

Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% (2024-2025), which may impact student learning and achievement. The school serves a student population with a high level of economic need, with 59.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (2023-2024). The school's spending per student is $9,952 (2018-2019), and the student-teacher ratio is 13.8 (2023-2024), which are within typical ranges for a high school.

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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 (2025)	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
Lakin High	Public	9-12	407 N Campbell	Lakin	67860	Kearny County	Lakin	No	No	No	No	(620) 355-6411	212	17	12.1	58.5%	101 (47.6%)	4 (1.9%)	100 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	41.7	196^th of 332 public high schools	41.0%		25.6	258^th of 318 public high schools	18.9%	62	37.2	37.2	27.9	27.9	$13,529	$367	$13,162

Cities Near Zip Code 67860

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lakin	0.08 mi	3	229^th
Deerfield	7.04 mi	3	325^th
Holcomb	14.96 mi	5	276^th
Garden City	20.18 mi	18	291^st
Ulysses	25.17 mi	5	328^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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