SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the KS proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 34%Projected 29%

Mcpherson High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the KS proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the KS average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 36%KS 39%

English proficiency

School 33%KS 45%

Science proficiency

School N/AKS 43%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

85%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

17%

Students in at least one AP course. 10 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

23%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes23%
AP courses offered10
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

6%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

4%
1%

Gold marks the KS average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

33.56 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B-

2.98 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.83 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$74,961

KS average $83,621

Median home value

$191,426

KS average $227,101

Median rent

$888 /mo

KS average $1,130

Unemployment rate

1.8%

KS average 4.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 94.1%KS 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

14:1

KS average 15:1

Teachers

51

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$83,126

All teachers in Mcpherson.

Student to counselor ratio KS average 282:1177:1
Support staff7
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%KS 97%

Experienced teachers

School 84%KS 71%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days91
Out-of-school suspension days52
Total days missed to suspension257
Expulsions with services1
Expulsions without services2
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based9
Sexual orientation2
Race-based4
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$11919 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.06

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

76%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

1%

Latino

16%

Multiracial

6%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged36%
Students with disabilities13%
English as a second language3%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected1%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Mcpherson High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Smoky Valley Virtual Charter School

  • Actual: 17%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 13.4 mi
Hillsboro Middle/high School

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 24.7 mi
Burrton Ms/hs

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 24.9 mi
Hutchinson High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 25.7 mi
Newton Sr High

  • Actual: 21%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 27.2 mi
Opportunity Academy

  • Actual: 12%
  • Projected: 20%
  • Distance: 27.6 mi
Nickerson High

  • Actual: 42%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 28.5 mi
Salina High South

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 29.0 mi
Ell-saline Middle/high School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 29.4 mi
Lyons High School

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 29.6 mi