📍 501 N McCall, Ulysses, Grant County, 67880
Ulysses High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ulysses, Grant County. The school has 435 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ulysses school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ulysses High enrolls 435 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 311 | 71% |
| White | 104 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 435 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Ulysses High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 39, state house district 124.
Ulysses High is one of 5 schools in Ulysses, based in Ulysses, Kansas. The district serves 1,517 students district-wide and employs 104 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 435 students, Ulysses High is larger than the district average of about 303 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote