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Palco High

Palco High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

502 Ash Street, Palco, KS 67657 · (785) 737-4645 · Part of Palco Unified School District 269

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Students
19
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Palco High

  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 38.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Township 8 kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Palco Jr. Highin Palco
9–12Palco HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 35.5%

Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

502 Ash Street, Palco

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 96
Grade 102
Grade 114
Grade 127
Enrollment over time
31’20
29’21
30’22
20’23
19’24

Down 38.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palco High from Township 8 families.

Other schools in Palco Unified School District 269

The district →
Damar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Damar
A
46 students8:1
Palco Jr. High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palco
12 students4:1

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; Township 8’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.