📍 2300 E 13th, Hays, Ellis County, 67601
Hays High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hays, Ellis County. The school has 959 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hays school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hays High enrolls 959 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 776 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 116 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 959 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.
Hays High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 40, state house district 111.
Hays High is one of 7 schools in Hays, based in Hays, Kansas. The district serves 3,527 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 959 students, Hays High is larger than the district average of about 504 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote