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Pittsburg High

Summary:

Pittsburg High is a public high school located in Pittsburg, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,017 students. The school is part of the Pittsburg District, which is ranked 182 out of 266 districts in Kansas and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Pittsburg High has consistently underperformed the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grades. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 19.99% in ELA, 20.29% in Math, and 24.27% in Science, compared to the state averages of 33.55%, 31.6%, and 32.28%, respectively. The school's performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 72nd out of 320 Kansas high schools in 2020-2021 to 221st out of 318 in 2023-2024. Pittsburg High has shown mixed performance across different student subgroups, with strong results for African American students but much lower performance for Hispanic, Multi-racial, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

Pittsburg High's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.54% in 2020-2021 to 60.18% in 2022-2023, coupled with lower per-student spending compared to nearby schools like Girard High and Frontenac Senior High School, suggests that the school may face significant socioeconomic challenges that could impact student learning and achievement. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with nearby high-performing schools could be crucial for improving the school's overall outcomes and providing a more equitable education for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1978 East 4th
       Pittsburg, KS  66762

(620) 235-3200

District: Pittsburg

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 318 Kansas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,477 Help


Feeder schools for Pittsburg High:

Elementary:    Geo E Nettels Elementary
    Lakeside Elementary
    Meadowlark Elementary
    Westside Elementary
Middle:    Pittsburg Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.8 Help
Number of students:  1,017

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
19.4%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  60.2% Help


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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Pittsburg High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittsburg High is $8,477.
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Pittsburg High:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburg High 221st of 318 Kansas public high schools. (See Pittsburg High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pittsburg 182nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pittsburg High

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Rank History for all students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 33.96 199th 262 24.0%
2007 27.00 239th 280 14.6%
2008 19.13 243rd 267 9.0%
2009 15.80 264th 291 9.3%
2010 9.71 283rd 302 6.3%
2011 21.97 266th 298 10.7%
2012 33.98 268th 317 15.5%
2013 28.06 285th 323 11.8%
2015 34.71 250th 326 23.3%
2016 46.89 170th 313 45.7%
2017 37.82 191st 316 39.6%
2018 32.33 221st 314 29.6%
2019 45.61 182nd 325 44.0%
2021 68.19 72nd 320 77.5%
2022 58.88 116th 324 64.2%
2023 47.85 171st 327 47.7%
2024 36.35 221st 318 30.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.67 38th 49 22.4%
2019 31.76 39th 58 32.8%
2021 71.13 12th 55 78.2%
2023 34.28 42nd 64 34.4%
2024 25.38 56th 67 16.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.04 37th 47 21.3%
2021 52.63 8th 41 80.5%
2022 31.29 36th 36 0.0%
2023 32.14 31st 42 26.2%
2024 27.37 31st 39 20.5%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.06 78th 110 29.1%
2019 32.31 80th 111 27.9%
2021 38.34 65th 115 43.5%
2022 33.69 76th 117 35.0%
2023 38.05 69th 122 43.4%
2024 23.01 104th 124 16.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.98 167th 228 26.8%
2019 44.15 123rd 229 46.3%
2021 74.25 29th 213 86.4%
2022 54.31 83rd 223 62.8%
2023 52.50 106th 250 57.6%
2024 42.46 146th 249 41.4%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 2.11 4th 4 0.0%
2023 32.04 7th 10 30.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.17 154th 248 37.9%
2019 45.15 142nd 249 43.0%
2021 69.84 59th 250 76.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.06 78th 110 29.1%
2019 32.31 80th 111 27.9%
2021 38.34 65th 115 43.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.88 26th 35 25.7%
2019 37.06 28th 37 24.3%
2021 66.76 8th 35 77.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.06 186th 248 25.0%
2019 43.71 150th 252 40.5%
2021 66.35 63rd 258 75.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 63.07 16th 53 69.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.20 44th 89 50.6%
2019 24.41 72nd 92 21.7%
2021 41.87 56th 99 43.4%
2022 55.60 41st 102 59.8%
2023 52.17 48th 110 56.4%
2024 28.70 80th 105 23.8%
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Rank History for White students at Pittsburg High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.65 209th 296 29.4%
2019 51.28 142nd 306 53.6%
2021 75.63 44th 302 85.4%
2022 63.77 84th 307 72.6%
2023 52.28 138th 309 55.3%
2024 43.99 173rd 295 41.4%
See the entire list of Best Kansas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Pittsburg High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 794 29 4 4 11 n/a n/a 0 842
1989 702 23 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 736
1990 719 31 6 13 5 n/a n/a 0 774
1991 734 23 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1992 800 36 8 11 2 n/a n/a 0 857
1993 788 26 4 9 4 n/a n/a 0 831
1994 834 28 12 5 3 n/a n/a 0 882
1995 804 44 19 9 1 n/a n/a 0 877
1996 804 44 19 9 1 n/a n/a 0 877
1997 807 38 21 9 0 n/a n/a 0 875
1998 830 43 16 10 2 n/a n/a 0 901
1999 804 28 22 16 2 n/a n/a 0 872
2000 785 30 22 14 2 n/a n/a 0 853
2001 736 27 18 21 6 n/a n/a 0 808
2002 665 28 15 32 3 n/a n/a 0 743
2003 665 28 15 32 3 n/a n/a 0 743
2004 666 43 21 41 7 n/a n/a 4 782
2005 666 53 13 33 3 n/a n/a 1 769
2006 670 63 16 36 2 n/a n/a 9 796
2007 602 41 31 36 13 n/a n/a 26 749
2008 632 59 18 44 12 n/a n/a 5 770
2009 605 66 21 61 12 n/a n/a 0 765
2010 609 39 5 58 4 6 48 0 769
2011 635 38 4 74 1 7 65 0 824
2012 620 38 4 91 3 6 54 0 816
2013 597 43 9 86 3 5 56 0 799
2014 634 44 11 104 4 8 59 0 864
2015 583 45 13 111 4 87 60 0 903
2016 647 47 9 132 3 8 65 0 911
2017 638 45 9 141 5 7 73 0 918
2018 659 41 7 137 5 8 73 0 930
2019 632 43 10 144 9 8 71 0 917
2020 606 48 15 149 5 13 75 0 911
2021 630 45 9 163 5 18 67 0 937
2022 651 43 12 170 4 25 89 0 994
2023 649 33 10 197 1 31 96 0 1017

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pittsburg High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 842 52.0 16.1 0
1989 736 51.0 14.4 n/a
1990 774 51.9 14.9 0
1991 773 51.4 15.0 n/a
1992 857 52.8 16.2 27.9
1993 831 54.4 15.3 23.6
1994 882 55.0 16.0 27.7
1995 877 55.0 15.9 29.1
1996 877 55.0 15.9 29.1
1997 875 55.0 15.9 26.7
1998 901 59.0 15.3 30.6
1999 872 55.2 15.8 28.2
2000 853 56.9 15.0 29.8
2001 808 56.4 14.3 28.2
2002 743 55.6 13.4 35.3
2003 743 55.6 13.4 35.3
2004 782 56.4 13.9 34.1
2005 769 55.9 13.8 39.3
2006 796 55.3 14.4 38.8
2007 749 57.7 13.0 50.8
2008 770 50.8 15.2 53.9
2009 765 52.3 14.6 57.5
2010 769 52.5 14.6 61.2
2011 824 55.5 14.8 56.6
2012 816 65.2 12.5 52.9
2013 799 62.2 12.8 53.1
2014 864 63.5 13.6 58.3
2015 903 65.0 13.8 57.7
2016 911 67.0 13.5 53.7
2017 918 57.5 15.9 55.1
2018 930 57.0 16.3 51.1
2019 917 58.0 15.8 53.5
2020 911 58.0 15.7 53.6
2021 937 54.2 17.2 54.5
2022 994 55.5 17.9 57.2
2023 1017 57.0 17.8 60.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Pittsburg High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 842 52.0 16.1 0
1989 736 51.0 14.4 n/a
1990 774 51.9 14.9 0
1991 773 51.4 15.0 n/a
1992 857 52.8 16.2 27.9
1993 831 54.4 15.3 23.6
1994 882 55.0 16.0 27.7
1995 877 55.0 15.9 29.1
1996 877 55.0 15.9 29.1
1997 875 55.0 15.9 26.7
1998 901 59.0 15.3 30.6
1999 872 55.2 15.8 28.2
2000 853 56.9 15.0 29.8
2001 808 56.4 14.3 28.2
2002 743 55.6 13.4 35.3
2003 743 55.6 13.4 35.3
2004 782 56.4 13.9 34.1
2005 769 55.9 13.8 39.3
2006 796 55.3 14.4 38.8
2007 749 57.7 13.0 50.8
2008 770 50.8 15.2 53.9
2009 765 52.3 14.6 57.5
2010 769 52.5 14.6 61.2
2011 824 55.5 14.8 56.6
2012 816 65.2 12.5 52.9
2013 799 62.2 12.8 53.1
2014 864 63.5 13.6 58.3
2015 903 65.0 13.8 57.7
2016 911 67.0 13.5 53.7
2017 918 57.5 15.9 55.1
2018 930 57.0 16.3 51.1
2019 917 58.0 15.8 53.5
2020 911 58.0 15.7 53.6
2021 937 54.2 17.2 54.5
2022 994 55.5 17.9 57.2
2023 1017 57.0 17.8 60.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Pittsburg High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $406 (4.8%) $8,072 (95.2%) $8,477

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittsburg High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 182nd of 325 High schoolsRanks 171st of 327 High schools
 3.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburg High)26.324.3
 2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Pittsburg)26.324.3
 2%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)28.526.7
 1.7%
10th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg High)20.224.9
 4.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Pittsburg)20.224.9
 4.7%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)24.521
 3.5%
11th Grade Science (Pittsburg High)31.423.8
 7.6%
   11th Grade Science (Pittsburg)31.223.8
 7.4%
   11th Grade Science (Kansas)32.428.9
 3.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students9171017
 10.9%
African American4333
 23.3%
American Indian91
 88.9%
Asian1010
Hispanic144197
 36.8%
Pacific Islander831
 287.5%
White632649
 2.7%
Two or More Races7196
 35.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53.5%60.2%
 6.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pittsburg High

Pittsburg High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Geo E Nettels Elementary
Elementary : Lakeside Elementary
Elementary : Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary : Westside Elementary
Middle : Pittsburg Middle School

Pittsburg High ranks 221st of 318 Kansas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Pittsburg High are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,017 students attended Pittsburg High.


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