Great Bend High School
2027 Morton
Great Bend KS, 67530, Barton County
Phone: 620-793-1521
Ranking: 
(228 out of 308, bottom 26%)*
(228 out of 308, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Great Bend Unified School District 428
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: | 73 | 71 | 75 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 946 | 974 | 934 | 968 | 918 | 911 | 984 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 238 | 25.2% | 271 | 27.8% | 224 | 24.0% | 277 | 28.6% | 247 | 26.9% | 229 | 25.1% | 255 | 25.9% |
| Grade 10: | 265 | 28.0% | 220 | 22.6% | 267 | 28.6% | 252 | 26.0% | 237 | 25.8% | 246 | 27.0% | 233 | 23.7% |
| Grade 11: | 210 | 22.2% | 263 | 27.0% | 237 | 25.4% | 224 | 23.1% | 223 | 24.3% | 217 | 23.8% | 246 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 233 | 24.6% | 220 | 22.6% | 206 | 22.1% | 215 | 22.2% | 211 | 23.0% | 219 | 24.0% | 250 | 25.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 484 | 51.2% | 490 | 50.3% | 471 | 50.4% | 500 | 51.7% | 461 | 50.2% | 463 | 50.8% | 505 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 462 | 48.8% | 484 | 49.7% | 463 | 49.6% | 468 | 48.3% | 457 | 49.8% | 440 | 48.3% | 475 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.2% | 7 | 0.8% | 8 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 286 | 30.2% | 288 | 29.6% | 252 | 27.0% | 266 | 27.5% | 233 | 25.4% | 204 | 22.4% | 221 | 22.5% |
| Black: | 18 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.9% | 18 | 1.9% | 19 | 2.1% | 31 | 3.4% | 34 | 3.5% |
| White: | 608 | 64.3% | 635 | 65.2% | 626 | 67.0% | 641 | 66.2% | 629 | 68.5% | 665 | 73.0% | 718 | 73.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.4% | 22 | 2.4% | 24 | 2.5% | 22 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 459 | 48.5% | 463 | 47.5% | 436 | 46.7% | 429 | 44.3% | 377 | 41.1% | 342 | 37.5% | 349 | 35.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 74 | 7.8% | 94 | 9.7% | 67 | 7.2% | 76 | 7.9% | 68 | 7.4% | 80 | 8.8% | 78 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.01 | 13.72 | 12.41 | 15.74 | 14.74 | 12.80 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.68% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.65% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.49% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 29.59% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.11% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.74% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.23% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.37% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.52% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.26% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.34% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 77.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 22.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,979.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,020.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,514.0 |
* Great Bend 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.