📍 1120 South Ash, Ottawa, Franklin County, 66067
Ottawa Sr High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ottawa, Franklin County. The school has 727 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ottawa school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ottawa Sr High enrolls 727 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 620 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 727 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 91 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ottawa Sr High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 12, state house district 59.
Ottawa Sr High is one of 6 schools in Ottawa, based in Ottawa, Kansas. The district serves 2,150 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 727 students, Ottawa Sr High is larger than the district average of about 358 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant