📍 1200 W Radio Lane, Arkansas City, Cowley County, 67005
Arkansas City High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Arkansas City, Cowley County. The school has 845 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Arkansas City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arkansas City High enrolls 845 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 466 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 273 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 845 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 439 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Arkansas City 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-40, state senate district 32, state house district 80.
Arkansas City High is one of 8 schools in Arkansas City, based in Arkansas City, Kansas. The district serves 2,902 students district-wide and employs 181 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 845 students, Arkansas City High is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant