Atchison High School
1500 West Riley St
Atchison KS, 66002, Atchison County
Phone: 913-367-4162
Ranking: 
(274 out of 308, bottom 11%)*
(274 out of 308, bottom 11%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Atchison Public Schools Unified School District 409
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | NA | NA | 37 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 413 | 420 | 443 | 455 | 469 | 436 | 449 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 112 | 27.1% | 124 | 29.5% | 116 | 26.2% | 124 | 27.3% | 141 | 30.1% | 142 | 32.6% | 134 | 29.8% |
| Grade 10: | 109 | 26.4% | 92 | 21.9% | 112 | 25.3% | 116 | 25.5% | 128 | 27.3% | 115 | 26.4% | 116 | 25.8% |
| Grade 11: | 90 | 21.8% | 107 | 25.5% | 109 | 24.6% | 118 | 25.9% | 108 | 23.0% | 92 | 21.1% | 94 | 20.9% |
| Grade 12: | 102 | 24.7% | 97 | 23.1% | 106 | 23.9% | 97 | 21.3% | 92 | 19.6% | 87 | 20.0% | 105 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 218 | 52.8% | 207 | 49.3% | 210 | 47.4% | 208 | 45.7% | 220 | 46.9% | 201 | 46.1% | 209 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 195 | 47.2% | 213 | 50.7% | 233 | 52.6% | 247 | 54.3% | 249 | 53.1% | 227 | 52.1% | 236 | 52.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 7 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 8.0% | 35 | 8.3% | 24 | 5.4% | 25 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.9% | 10 | 2.3% | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 56 | 13.6% | 52 | 12.4% | 49 | 11.1% | 46 | 10.1% | 55 | 11.7% | 64 | 14.7% | 76 | 16.9% |
| White: | 298 | 72.2% | 309 | 73.6% | 337 | 76.1% | 344 | 75.6% | 353 | 75.3% | 358 | 82.1% | 359 | 80.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 4.6% | 19 | 4.5% | 23 | 5.2% | 30 | 6.6% | 33 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 183 | 44.3% | 201 | 47.9% | 200 | 45.1% | 197 | 43.3% | 211 | 45.0% | 166 | 38.1% | 178 | 39.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 9.9% | 50 | 11.9% | 63 | 14.2% | 50 | 11.0% | 57 | 12.2% | 59 | 13.5% | 34 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.28 | NA | NA | 12.02 | 15.02 | 15.08 | 12.70 | 14.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.07% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.62% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.88% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.95% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.06% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.57% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.96% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.47% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.12% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.52% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.61% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 43.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 56.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,805.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,174.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,467.0 |
* Atchison High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.