📍 1120 First Ave East, Horton, Brown County, 66439
Horton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Horton, Brown County. The school has 163 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Brown County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Horton High enrolls 163 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 20% American Indian or Alaska Native and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 102 | 63% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.5% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
96 of the school's 163 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 83 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Horton High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 1, state house district 62.
Horton High is one of 3 schools in South Brown County, based in Horton, Kansas. The district serves 524 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 163 students, Horton High is close to the district average of about 175 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote