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Baxter Springs High High School
100 North Military Baxter Springs KS, 66713, Cherokee County Phone: 620-856-3366 Ranking:  (180 out of 308, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12 School District: Baxter Springs Unified School District 508 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: | 30 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 452 | 301 | 298 | 293 | 251 | 251 | 260 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 62 | 13.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 85 | 18.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | 89 | 19.7% | 68 | 22.6% | 77 | 25.8% | 72 | 24.6% | 79 | 31.5% | 63 | 25.1% | 77 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 64 | 14.2% | 70 | 23.3% | 74 | 24.8% | 74 | 25.3% | 57 | 22.7% | 81 | 32.3% | 55 | 21.2% |
| Grade 11: | 73 | 16.2% | 72 | 23.9% | 75 | 25.2% | 56 | 19.1% | 75 | 29.9% | 45 | 17.9% | 68 | 26.2% |
| Grade 12: | 69 | 15.3% | 74 | 24.6% | 53 | 17.8% | 75 | 25.6% | 40 | 15.9% | 62 | 24.7% | 60 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | 10 | 2.2% | 17 | 5.6% | 19 | 6.4% | 16 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 241 | 53.3% | 170 | 56.5% | 161 | 54.0% | 155 | 52.9% | 126 | 50.2% | 120 | 47.8% | 129 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 211 | 46.7% | 131 | 43.5% | 137 | 46.0% | 138 | 47.1% | 125 | 49.8% | 123 | 49.0% | 127 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 53 | 11.7% | 31 | 10.3% | 30 | 10.1% | 21 | 7.2% | 18 | 7.2% | 16 | 6.4% | 25 | 9.6% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 3.6% | 6 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 9 | 3.0% | 8 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.8% | 6 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.8% |
| White: | 369 | 81.6% | 248 | 82.4% | 244 | 81.9% | 252 | 86.0% | 222 | 88.4% | 216 | 86.1% | 220 | 84.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 8 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 205 | 45.4% | 140 | 46.5% | 129 | 43.3% | 125 | 42.7% | 114 | 45.4% | 93 | 37.1% | 95 | 36.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 10.6% | 24 | 8.0% | 32 | 10.7% | 45 | 15.4% | 34 | 13.5% | 44 | 17.5% | 38 | 14.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.32 | 16.27 | 16.78 | 15.03 | 12.87 | 11.20 | 12.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.93% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.82% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.45% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.71% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.86% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.16% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,483.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,000.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,511.0 |
* Baxter Springs High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.