Best Public Schools in Cottonwood Falls, KS

Summary:

Cottonwood Falls, Kansas has just one public high school serving the community - Chase County Junior Senior High School. This school serves grades 7-12 and has a total enrollment of 165 students. The Chase County school district is ranked 147 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Chase County Junior Senior High School has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate in recent years, ranging from 122 out of 318 Kansas high schools in 2023-2024 to 163 out of 327 in 2022-2023. The school maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its academic proficiency rates on state assessments are mixed, with some subject areas performing below the state average, such as 8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school does excel in 10th grade Mathematics, where its proficiency rate exceeds the state average.

The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 38.18%. Despite these challenges, the school invests heavily in its students, spending $14,889 per student. Additionally, the school benefits from small class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, which may provide more individualized attention and support for students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KAP English Language Arts (2024)				KAP Mathematics (2024)				KAP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science 11th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chase County Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	600 Main Street	Cottonwood Falls	66845	Chase County	Chase County	No	No	No	No	(620) 273-6354	170	15	11.6	35.9%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	56.1	122^nd of 318 public high schools	61.6%		49.9	163^rd of 327 public high schools	50.2%	41	34.4	14.3	25.0	25.0	28.1	17.9	31.2	26.1	17.9	28.0	22.6	$14,889	$982	$13,907

Cities Near Cottonwood Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Strong City	2.17 mi	1	244^th
Emporia	17.89 mi	9	286^th
Americus	18.17 mi	1	121^st
Council Grove	20.56 mi	3	110^th
Olpe	21.55 mi	2	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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