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Paradise School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 41 students in Paradise School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Paradise School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Paradise School District have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Natoma High (6-12), with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
2 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
96 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
18 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
5:1
5:1
District Rank
Paradise School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#93 out of 286 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-39%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
31%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.55
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,367 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
4,476 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
34,479 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
21%
# Black Students
n/a
10,520 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
82 Students
103,262 Students
% White Students
86%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
337 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
9,163 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
5
70
# Students in K Grade:
8
262
# Students in 1st Grade:
11
649
# Students in 2nd Grade:
7
732
# Students in 3rd Grade:
9
754
# Students in 4th Grade:
6
809
# Students in 5th Grade:
9
792
# Students in 6th Grade:
5
1,723
# Students in 7th Grade:
8
4,356
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
4,869
# Students in 9th Grade:
6
37,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
5
37,330
# Students in 11th Grade:
7
36,547
# Students in 12th Grade:
4
34,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,457
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,604 is higher than the state median of $16,276. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,281 is higher than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,604
$16,276
Spending / Student
$25,281
$17,192
Best Paradise School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Natoma High (6-12)
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
710 5th Street
Natoma, KS 67651
(785) 885-4849
Natoma, KS 67651
(785) 885-4849
Grades: 6-12
| 41 students
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