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Santa Fe Trail School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kansas for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 323 students in Santa Fe Trail School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Kansas.
Public High School in Santa Fe Trail School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Kansas public high school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 26% statewide average).
Public High School in Santa Fe Trail School District have a Graduation Rate of 92%, which is more than the Kansas average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Santa Fe Trail High School, with 90-94% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Kansas or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
3 Schools
403 Schools
# Students
1,074 Students
163,604 Students
# Teachers
63 Teachers
10,703 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Santa Fe Trail School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#248 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
31%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.55
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,367 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
4,476 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
73 Students
34,479 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
21%
# Black Students
4 Students
10,520 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
941 Students
103,262 Students
% White Students
88%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
337 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
50 Students
9,163 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
89
70
# Students in K Grade:
52
262
# Students in 1st Grade:
59
649
# Students in 2nd Grade:
87
732
# Students in 3rd Grade:
66
754
# Students in 4th Grade:
79
809
# Students in 5th Grade:
71
792
# Students in 6th Grade:
78
1,723
# Students in 7th Grade:
85
4,356
# Students in 8th Grade:
85
4,869
# Students in 9th Grade:
80
37,517
# Students in 10th Grade:
82
37,330
# Students in 11th Grade:
61
36,547
# Students in 12th Grade:
97
34,737
# Ungraded Students:
3
2,457
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,618 in this school district is less 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 $13,221 is less than the state median of $17,192. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,618
$16,276
Spending / Student
$13,221
$17,192
Best Santa Fe Trail School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Santa Fe Trail High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
15701 S California Ave
Carbondale, KS 66414
(800) 836-9525
Carbondale, KS 66414
(800) 836-9525
Grades: 9-12
| 323 students
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