📍 126 W 400 Hwy, Cherokee, Crawford County, 66724
Southeast High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cherokee, Crawford County. The school has 153 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cherokee school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southeast High enrolls 153 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8.5% Two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 135 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
98 of the school's 153 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 86 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Southeast 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 2.
Southeast High is one of 3 schools in Cherokee, based in Cherokee, Kansas. The district serves 433 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 153 students, Southeast High is close to the district average of about 144 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant