📍 905 Main, Towanda, Butler County, 67144
Circle High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Towanda, Butler County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Circle school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Circle High enrolls 600 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 541 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 600 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 149 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Circle High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-40, state senate district 14, state house district 75.
Circle High is one of 6 schools in Circle, based in Towanda, Kansas. The district serves 2,122 students district-wide and employs 140 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 600 students, Circle High is larger than the district average of about 354 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant