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Hays High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2300 E 13th, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2600 · Part of Hays Unified School District 489

Hays’ School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
1,017
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Hays High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Hays Middle School726 students
9–12Hays HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

2300 E 13th, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9247
Grade 10279
Grade 11248
Grade 12243
Enrollment over time
937’20
891’21
959’22
1,013’23
1,017’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hays High from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays Unified School District 489

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hays
C+
274 students15:1
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
B+
420 students15:1
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A+
371 students14:1
Woodrow Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A−
364 students15:1
Hays Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Hays
262 students
Hays Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hays
B
726 students16:1

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; Hays’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.