📍 415 North Summit, Girard, Crawford County, 66743
Girard High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Girard, Crawford County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Girard school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Girard High enrolls 297 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 251 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
127 of the school's 297 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Girard 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.
Girard High is one of 3 schools in Girard, based in Girard, Kansas. The district serves 1,019 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Girard High is close to the district average of about 340 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant