📍 502 Ash Street, Palco, Rooks County, 67657
Palco High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palco, Rooks County. The school has 30 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palco school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palco High enrolls 30 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Black or African American and 6.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 25 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 6.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
15 of the school's 30 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 10 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Palco 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-10, state senate district 36, state house district 110.
Palco High is one of 3 schools in Palco, based in Damar, Kansas. The district serves 77 students district-wide and employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 30 students, Palco High is larger than the district average of about 26 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote