Mcpherson High High School
801 East First St
Mcpherson KS, 67460, Mcpherson County
Phone: 620-241-9500
Ranking:
(175 out of 308, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: McPherson Unified School District 418
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 51 | 50 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 56 | |||||||
Total Students: | 719 | 725 | 733 | 789 | 795 | 777 | 909 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 185 | 25.7% | 186 | 25.7% | 172 | 23.5% | 180 | 22.8% | 185 | 23.3% | 179 | 23.0% | 198 | 21.8% |
Grade 10: | 183 | 25.5% | 162 | 22.3% | 165 | 22.5% | 183 | 23.2% | 178 | 22.4% | 198 | 25.5% | 175 | 19.3% |
Grade 11: | 149 | 20.7% | 174 | 24.0% | 184 | 25.1% | 184 | 23.3% | 205 | 25.8% | 156 | 20.1% | 198 | 21.8% |
Grade 12: | 144 | 20.0% | 159 | 21.9% | 159 | 21.7% | 186 | 23.6% | 173 | 21.8% | 178 | 22.9% | 212 | 23.3% |
Ungraded: | 58 | 8.1% | 44 | 6.1% | 53 | 7.2% | 56 | 7.1% | 54 | 6.8% | 66 | 8.5% | 126 | 13.9% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 340 | 47.3% | 364 | 50.2% | 364 | 49.7% | 402 | 51.0% | 414 | 52.1% | 409 | 52.6% | 495 | 54.5% |
Female: | 379 | 52.7% | 361 | 49.8% | 369 | 50.3% | 387 | 49.0% | 381 | 47.9% | 360 | 46.3% | 410 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 16 | 2.2% | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.0% | 17 | 2.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 24 | 3.1% | 26 | 2.9% |
Hispanic: | 59 | 8.2% | 59 | 8.1% | 64 | 8.7% | 51 | 6.5% | 64 | 8.1% | 54 | 6.9% | 75 | 8.3% |
Black: | 15 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.1% | 18 | 2.5% | 14 | 1.8% | 12 | 1.5% | 24 | 3.1% | 28 | 3.1% |
White: | 607 | 84.4% | 625 | 86.2% | 611 | 83.4% | 665 | 84.3% | 670 | 84.3% | 670 | 86.2% | 776 | 85.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 1.9% | 12 | 1.7% | 22 | 3.0% | 34 | 4.3% | 30 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 24.3% | 198 | 27.3% | 180 | 24.6% | 148 | 18.8% | 135 | 17.0% | 120 | 15.4% | 87 | 9.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 9.6% | 74 | 10.2% | 78 | 10.6% | 67 | 8.5% | 62 | 7.8% | 55 | 7.1% | 52 | 5.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 14.38 | 13.29 | 19.20 | 18.15 | 15.80 | 16.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
KS State Assessment | ||||||
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.86% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.58% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.09% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.13% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.52% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.38% | N/A | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.48% | N/A | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.77% | N/A | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.27% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.21% | N/A | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.72% | N/A | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.69% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,225.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,316.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $41,644.0 |
* Mcpherson 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.