📍 35000 W 91st Street, De Soto, Johnson County, 66018
De Soto High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in De Soto, Johnson County. The school has 997 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Soto school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 11 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
De Soto High School enrolls 997 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 59.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 800 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 997 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
De Soto High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 9, state house district 38.
De Soto High School is one of 13 schools in De Soto, based in De Soto, Kansas. The district serves 7,295 students district-wide and employs 504 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 997 students, De Soto High School is larger than the district average of about 561 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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