📍 100 N Military, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, 66713
Baxter Springs High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Baxter Springs, Cherokee County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baxter Springs school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers 2 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Baxter Springs High enrolls 389 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 9.3% American Indian or Alaska Native and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 78% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 36 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 389 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Baxter Springs High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 13, state house district 1.
Baxter Springs High is one of 4 schools in Baxter Springs, based in Baxter Springs, Kansas. The district serves 866 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Baxter Springs High is larger than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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