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Dexter High

PublicHighGrades 6–12

311 N. Main, Dexter, KS 67038 · (620) 876-5415 · Part of Dexter Unified School District 471

Dexter Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
157
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Dexter High

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18.9% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Dexter Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Dexter Elemin Dexter
6–12Dexter HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

311 N. Main, Dexter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 617
Grade 722
Grade 819
Grade 921
Grade 1025
Grade 1127
Grade 1226
Enrollment over time
132’20
147’21
153’22
164’23
157’24

Up 18.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dexter High from Dexter Township families.

Other schools in Dexter Unified School District 471

The district →
Dexter Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dexter
A−
134 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Dexter Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.