Chaparral High School (Kansas)
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Chaparral High School is a high school located in Anthony, Kansas
and is in Anthony-Harper School District. It is a public school that serves grades 9-12. It was established in 1971.
Chaparral High School made Adequate Yearly Progress
(AYP) in 2009. (Under No Child Left Behind
, a school makes AYP if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Kansas
in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.)
In 2008, Chaparral High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent
teacher. The Kansas average is 13 students per full-time equivalent teacher. The Anthony-Harper School District spends $11,031 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 36% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.
As of 2011 there are 273 students enrolled at this high school with 90% being white
, 4% being Hispanic
, 1% being African-American, 3% being Asian
, and 2% being American Indian
.
Chaparral High School also offers various extracurricular activities other than athletics including: Chess team, Debate and Forensics, Distinguished Graduates, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Future Farmers of America, Key Club
, National Honor Society
, Pep Club, roadrunner Bands, Student Counsel, Teens as Teachers, Scholars Bowl, and Technology Student Association
.
Anthony, Kansas
Anthony is a city in and the county seat of Harper County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,269.-19th century:...
and is in Anthony-Harper School District. It is a public school that serves grades 9-12. It was established in 1971.
Chaparral High School made Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress
Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, is a measurement defined by the United States federal No Child Left Behind Act that allows the U.S. Department of Education to determine how every public school and school district in the country is performing academically according to results on standardized...
(AYP) in 2009. (Under No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
, a school makes AYP if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.)
In 2008, Chaparral High School had 13 students for every full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
teacher. The Kansas average is 13 students per full-time equivalent teacher. The Anthony-Harper School District spends $11,031 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 36% on support services, 5% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.
As of 2011 there are 273 students enrolled at this high school with 90% being white
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
, 4% being Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, 1% being African-American, 3% being Asian
Asia
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, and 2% being American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
.
Chaparral High School also offers various extracurricular activities other than athletics including: Chess team, Debate and Forensics, Distinguished Graduates, Future Business Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a non-profit interdenominational Christian organization founded in 1954 and that has been based in Kansas City, Missouri since 1956. It falls within the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Although established by evangelical Protestants, the concept has...
Future Farmers of America, Key Club
Key Club
Key Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
, National Honor Society
National Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
, Pep Club, roadrunner Bands, Student Counsel, Teens as Teachers, Scholars Bowl, and Technology Student Association
Technology Student Association
The Technology Student Association is an international Career and Technical Student Organization made up of over 150,000 Middle School and High School Technology Education Students. TSA is the premier CTSO dedicated to STEM Standards: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...
.