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Wamego School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 540 students in Wamego School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High Schools in Wamego School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Wamego School District have a Graduation Rate of 91%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Wamego High School, with ≥95% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public high school average of 37% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
5 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
1,659 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
129 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wamego School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#79 out of 286 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)40%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.55
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
7%
21%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
86%
63%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,444 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $42,204 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$70 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,444
$16,276
Spending / Student
$42,204
$17,192
Best Wamego School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wamego High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
801 N Lincoln
Wamego, KS 66547
(785) 456-2214
Wamego, KS 66547
(785) 456-2214
Grades: 9-12
| 514 students
Rank: n/an/a
801 Lincoln
Wamego, KS 66547
(785) 456-2214
Wamego, KS 66547
(785) 456-2214
Grades: 9-12
| 26 students
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