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McPherson High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

801 E First Street, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-9500 · Part of McPherson Unified School District 418

McPherson’s School Grade C+ better than 37% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
658
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about McPherson High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8McPherson Middle School474 students
9–12McPherson HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

801 E First Street, McPherson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9154
Grade 10173
Grade 11163
Grade 12168
Enrollment over time
715’20
730’21
709’22
692’23
658’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McPherson High from McPherson families.

Other schools in McPherson Unified School District 418

The district →
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
B
269 students12:1
Washington Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
B+
256 students11:1
Eisenhower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
A−
239 students11:1
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McPherson
C+
221 students10:1
McPherson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McPherson
C
474 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; McPherson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.